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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00954 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Wethersfield, Connecticut Type: Autograph note signed Date: 25 May 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23 cm, Width: 17.9 cm Order a Copy

Informs his brother William that the business of the meeting held in Wethersfield between Generals George Washington and Rochambeau did not finish until the morning of 25 May. Rochambeau left 24 May. Knox expects to arrive at New Windsor, New York by evening of 26 May.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, 1725-1807

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