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Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02809 Author/Creator: Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 November 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 23.3 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Reports to Knox that an officer has arrived in Newburgh, New York after marching with a number of invalid soldiers from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also writes that he sent a note to Congress to petition for his situation, namely, being compensated for a wound he received in 1776. See GLC02437.02818 for a related document.

Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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