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Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10117 Author/Creator: Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 35.7 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Popkin informs Knox, Commander of West Point, "...it was, and is, my full intention to comply strictly with orders, and... no other circumstance whatever but the want of Money, has prevented me being at the Quarters..." For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02235, .02236, .02364, .10082, and .10112.

Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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