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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Order to pay Captain John Bryant]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03915 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 28 June 1788 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 30.7 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Knox as Secretary at War. Includes the copied signature of Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth. On verso, Bryant signs a note authorizing that his pay be given to Samuel Henley. Henley signs, noting receipt of the sum.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804
Bryant, John, 1742-1816
Henley, Samuel, fl. 1788-1795

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