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Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02767 Author/Creator: Carleton, Guy, 1724-1808 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 10 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.6 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox about a delay in the evacuation of his British troops, as they are still waiting for the ships and supplies. States that he will let Knox know their departure date as soon as he, himself, finds out.

Carleton, Guy, Baron Dorchester, 1724-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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