Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Horatio Gates
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09490 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1776 Pagination: 3 p. ; 22 x 16.4 cm. Order a Copy
Colonel Knox writes to General Gates, reflecting on "the successful campaigns of the past season." Hopes to be able to congratulate Gates in a few days on the possession of Quebec. Page three contains a struck draft of Knox's 5 January 1776 letter to George Washington. (See GLC02437.00238 for Knox's retained draft of the final letter.)
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