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North, William, 1755-1836 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03286 Author/Creator: North, William, 1755-1836 Place Written: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 25 July 1786 Pagination: 8 p. : Height: 32.4 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Written by Major William North, Inspector of the Army who was stationed in the environs of Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh. Discusses inspection of military stores at Fort McIntosh, the best place to keep the stores, the inhabitants of Pittsburgh (he spells it "Pittsburg"), and the Indian nations in the area. Copy, written in the hand of War Department secretary Robert Pemberton and signed by him for North.

North, William, 1755-1836

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