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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Thomas Musgrave

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02808 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 November 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 22.4 cm, Width: 18.8 cm Order a Copy

Replies to an earlier letter (GLC02437.02804) from Musgrave concerning deserters from the British Army.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Musgrave, Thomas, fl. 1783-1787

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