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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00907 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 7, 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; Height: 24 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Discusses business, Cornwallis' activities, and General Nathanael Greene's movements. Mentions the Marquis de Lafayette.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Knox, William, 1756-1795
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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