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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [Richard] Peters

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.04876 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 10 March 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 30.9 cm, Width: 18.1 cm Order a Copy

Responds to Peters request "on the Subject of the Frontier Defence." Says that "I can explicitly inform you that the Measures taken for the Purpose will be immediate & must take Effect as soon as any State Arrangement can possibly get into Operation." Explains that this will be a challenge to arrange. Various names are marked on the verso. Knox marked the document as "private."

Peters, Richard, 1744-1828
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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