Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to [George] Clinton
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02762 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.2 x 23.4 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses with Governor Clinton the preparations for the arrival of "The General" [George Washington] at Poughkeepsie, New York. Adds that he has sent his aide-de-camp John Lillie to New York, thinking that sending an aide would leave "less room for prevarication."
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