Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00910 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 March 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 24.4 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy
Begins by listing the ships comprising the French fleet (possibly François de Grasse's): three 74-gun, three 64-gun, one 44-gun, two frigates, and one armed ship. States that he is happy to be seeing his brother William soon and asks for William to bring some things with him. Possibly incomplete.
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