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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Allen

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10191 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 37.8 cm, Width: 26.2 cm Order a Copy

Relates that General George Washington is at West Point "to make the reduction of the Army." Relays Washington's orders that Allen, or the officer commanding the Rhode Island troops at Saratoga, "collect your men, and give them their discharges" and "turn in the arms ammunition accoutrements, and all public stores in your possession to Mr. Nicholas Quackenbush, assistant Quartermaster at Albany." Asks for returns of stores, officers, and the number of men discharged. Watermarked. Refer to GLC02437.02858, GLC02437.02863, and GLC02437.10195 for related correspondence.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1788
Quackenbush, Nicholas, 1734-1813

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