Stoddert, Benjamin (1751-1813) to Henry Knox.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00872 Author/Creator: Stoddert, Benjamin (1751-1813) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 January 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 20.8 x 17.2 cm. Order a Copy
Informs Knox that the Board of War has created a new position, the Deputy Field Commissary of Military Stores for the Southern Army. The Board wishes him to let a Mr. Thomas Jones know that they have appointed him to the position and to have Knox help him if he needs it. Written at the War Office.
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