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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Board of War and Ordnance

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01021 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 July 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.3 x 20.3 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses arrangements made with General Ezekiel Cornell (a member of the Board) regarding the transportation of cannon and stores from Pennsylvania (to the Hudson River near West Point). Notes that William Price and Captain Mitchell will handle additional stores that are to be forwarded to the area.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
United States. Continental Congress. Board of War and Ordnance

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