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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.023 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 9 April 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Directs Captain Bryant to immediately send 152 muskets and bayonets to Chauncy Whittlesey in Middletown, Connecticut. Written from the War Department.

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

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