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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10124 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 July 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 34.5 cm, Width: 23.3 cm Order a Copy

Knox, Commander of West Point, regrets that he could not comply with Lincoln's order to erect an arsenal due to lack of artificers present. Requests that Lincoln, Secretary at War, send "twelve good majors" for completion of the magazine. Transmits a plan (not included) for the construction of an arsenal, drafted by Major Villefranche, an engineer. Discusses the plan in detail.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784

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