Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01042 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 13 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
Colonel Stevens plans to soon sail from his present location, bound for Kings Ferry, New York. Has endeavored to fulfill Knox's instructions in Knox's absence (Stevens possibly writes from New Windsor, New York). Notes that the arms available to his men at present are rusty and dirty, and expresses reluctance to march with these. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
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