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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [Oliver] Delancey

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02806 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.9 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Replies to a previous letter from Delancey (GLC02437.02803) regarding posting a guard for stores. Says it was understood that a British guard would remain to "take charge of them."

Delancey, Oliver, fl. 1776-1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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