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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Timothy Pickering

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02753 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 3 November 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23.6 x 18.1 cm. Order a Copy

Two parts. First part discusses obtaining wood for New York City if the enemy leaves. Second part on verso discusses transporting cannon from Poughkeepsie. Both noted as copies.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829

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