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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Winthrop Sargent

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05459 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter Date: 12 May 1792 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 22.9 cm, Width: 18.7 cm Order a Copy

Later copy. Writes that he wrote to General [James] Wilkinson on 3 April to ask about powder and the proofing of artillery at Fort Washington. Has apparently not received a reply. Stresses the importance of these tests because there has been some doubt about the quality of last year's powder. Urges him to complete the tests. Place not listed, however, another letter (GLC02437.05458) written on the same day places Knox in Philadelphia.

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825

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