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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Plan of encampment at Philipsburg, in Westchester County, New York]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10024 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 38.2 cm, Width: 22.6 cm Order a Copy

Hand drawn map in Knox's hand, bearing his corrections and additions, of picket lines from Tuckahoe west to the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, New York. The Hudson River is referred to as the North River. In 1781, the Dobbs Ferry shoreline was fortified to prevent the British fleet from interdicting American and French supply lines. Docketed by Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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