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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10045 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 September 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 36.5 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the difficulty of a building project on Constitution Island, possibly an ordnance magazine and barracks. Encloses a "representation" from Major Chevalier de Villefranche, involved in the construction project. Knox's retained draft.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784

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