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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to George Palmer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00218 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Lake George, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 December 1775 Pagination: 2p. : docket ; 21 cm. x 16.3 cm. Order a Copy

Asks Captain Palmer to obtain forty sleds for transporting artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the oxen or horses needed to pull them. Asserts that he will assist in any way possible. Requests an immediate response. Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Palmer, George, 1719-1809

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