Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Jefferds
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03014 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 June 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 20.1 cm Order a Copy
Following a Congressional order discharging most of the Continental troops, Knox orders Lieutenant Jefferds to "unite the stores now at the posts on the Mohawk River so that a very few men may keep them safely." Gives detailed orders regarding the consolidation of cannon and stores at various posts in New York. Location inferred.
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