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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02723 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 33 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a dispute regarding two officers of the artillery, Majors Perkins and Bauman, concerning the differences in rank within the artillery as compared to that of the general army.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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