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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.001 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 6 January 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

Informs Bryant that he will receive 7000 rations from army contractors to be issued "in such Quantities upon Returns signed by Capt. Joseph Williams." Indicates that General Henry Jackson will protect the stores and that Daniel Parker & Co. (the contractors) should be paid. See GLC02437.02917 for Knox's retained copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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