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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Brooks

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02900 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 January 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.8 cm Order a Copy

Gives Brooks, assistant clothier general, instructions regarding the reduction in troops and the corresponding issue of clothing. Instructs Brooks to reduce the size of his department.

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

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