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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Philip Schuyler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00221 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Lake George, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 17 December 1775 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 15.3 cm Order a Copy

Gives General Schuyler an update on the progress of preparations to transport artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mentions that he has gotten the mortars and cannon over Lake George and arranged with Captain George Palmer to obtain sleds and oxen or horses to pull them (see GLC02437.00218). Discusses plans for moving forward. Asks that Schuyler increase the length of the amount of rope he requested from Mr. [Walter] Livingston and that it be sent expeditiously. Also asks him to forward enclosed letters (not included). Written from Fort George in Lake George, New York. Docket written in Knox's hand.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Palmer, George, 1719-1809

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