Stringer, Samuel, 1734-1817 to William Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00524 Author/Creator: Stringer, Samuel, 1734-1817 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 January 1777 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.8 x 20.2 cm Order a Copy
Discusses letters of his which have been lost in the mail. States he will be unable to come to Boston. Privately informs Knox "that I am heartily tired of the service, from Fatigue, or from Principle," and promises to provide more details later. States that the information received in Albany about military affairs is far less reliable than that in Boston, and asks Knox to please keep him as well informed as possible.
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