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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Reverend Doctor Cooper

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02714 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.2 cm, Width: 17.2 cm Order a Copy

Discusses Count Wengierski, "a polish gentleman on his travels through America" and how foreigners view Boston. Mentions the likelihood of a British evacuation of New York City.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cooper (doctor), fl. 1783
Wengierski, Thomas Cajetan, 1755-1787

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