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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00812 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Trenton, New Jersey Type: Manuscript letter Date: 24 June 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Later copy. Congratulates General Lincoln for field fortifications and sends his regrets in not being able to meet with him. Noted as "Directed to Lincoln at Philadelphia."

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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