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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Brooks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02850 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 December 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 16.7 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the issue of disbanding regiments and discharging men of the Rhode Island Corps from the service. Relays instructions he sent to Captain Allen at Saratoga regarding this matter.

Brooks, David, 1756-1838
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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