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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02917 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 January 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Knox gives orders regarding the receipt and distribution of stores to Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Springfield, Massachusetts Armory. The stores will be delivered by Daniel Parker & Co., contractors who provided the army with supplies under contract.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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