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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Edward Grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02708 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34.2 cm, Width: 23.1 cm Order a Copy

Informs Grant that the 4th Massachusetts regiment will be quartered several miles away along the river and to provide them with transportation and supplies as they are housed rather far from their post.

Grant, Edward, fl. 1783-1789
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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