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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Clinton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02847 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.4 x 23.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses an "act of the Council, expressive of their thanks to myself and the officers, and men of the ... troops who have lately been upon duty in the city of New York."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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