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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Charles Knowles

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02975 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 March 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

Knox writes to Knowles, paymaster of the Massachusetts artillery. Encloses a return pertaining to Lieutenant Samuel Jefferds and his men (refer to GLC02437.02974). Instructs Knowles to give a copy of the return to Major Sebastian Bauman.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knowles, Charles, ?-1796
Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

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