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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Colonel Trumbull or [David] Humphreys

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10122 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33 cm, Width: 22.9 cm Order a Copy

Knox, Commander of West Point, directs his letter to Trumbull "or" Humphreys. Discusses information pertaining to the two men who deliver this letter (Knox does not include these soldiers' names). The men were sent to the Springfield [Massachusetts] Laboratory to serve under Captain Lieutenant John Bryant. Knox requests blank discharge forms to be sent to Captain Bryant. Knox will in turn urge Bryant to settle the mens' accounts with the paymaster. See GLC02437.10123 for a related document.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818

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