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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to George Washington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01512 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 31 July 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.1 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

In response to a request by General George Washington to consider the best place in West Point to erect a magazine, the "General Officers" would like Knox to report that the "hollow west of Fort Clinton" is "under all circumstances" the best place for it.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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