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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Samuel Hodgdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04657 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 October 1794 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Secretary of War Knox instructs Hodgdon to supply Fort Cumberland with clothing and shoes. These supplies were intended for the army sent to supress the "Whiskey Rebellion."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

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