Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to James Mitchell Varnum
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03351 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 November 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 21 x 15.9 cm. Order a Copy
Reports that Captain James Lees, who served under Varnum in "the gallant defence of [Mud] Island on the delaware," asked Knox to request from Varnum a certificate of Lees' eye injury. Knox asks Varnum to draft and sign a statement related to Lees' injury, and to obtain Major Thayer's signature (possibly Simeon Thayer).
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