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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Jean Baptiste Gouvion

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03023 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 July 1784 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses public perception of the Society of the Cincinnati in France. Informs Gouvion of the reduction of the Continental Army, with only one remaining company commanded by John Doughty at West Point. Introduces and recommends Mr. Tracy, the bearer of this letter.

Gouvion, Jean Baptiste, 1747-1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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