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Williams, Joseph, 1753-1819 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02952 Author/Creator: Williams, Joseph, 1753-1819 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 February 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 22.7 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy

Major Williams reports he has applied to Dr. Waldo of Springfield to attend sick men under Williams's care. Waldo requests that an order be created for the procurement of provisions in the hands of "Widow Pincher." Encloses a provision return (refer to GLC02437.02957).

Williams, Joseph, 1753-1819
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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