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Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03374 Author/Creator: Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 13 December 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.4 cm Order a Copy

Bruce, apparently a merchant, writes to Knox to discuss a contract for supplying the troops in the Boston area. Has been working with General [Henry] Jackson and Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn, providing them with necessary supplies. Includes terms for a potential contract to work as an official supplier.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Hichborn, Benjamin, 1746-1817

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