Gridley, Richard, 1711-1796 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00251 Author/Creator: Gridley, Richard, 1711-1796 Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 1776 Pagination: 1 p. + addr. + docket. 21 x 16 cm. Order a Copy
At the request of General Horatio Gates, Gridley asks Knox to inform General Israel Putnam of the need for repairs on a bridge at Lechmere Point, Massachusetts. Gridley was the army's chief engineer, he was succeeded by Knox in 1775 but retained the title.
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