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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00224 Author/Creator: Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 December 1775 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 32.2 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he is happy to hear Knox was able to get the artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Fort George on the other side of Lake George. Schuyler has already made arrangements to transport the artillery to Cambridge and consequently orders Knox to countermand his directions to Captain George Palmer to obtain carriages and pack animals for the journey (see GLC02437.00218).

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

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