Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to William Price and Thomas Patten
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01096 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Dobbs Ferry, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 July 1781 Pagination: 3 p. : dockets ; 33.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy
Consists of two separate letters. In the first, Knox gives instructions to Price regarding fuzes and wooden bottoms (for artillery). In the second letter, written the same day and presumably at Dobbs Ferry, Knox gives instructions to Captain [Thomas] Patten regarding cannon. Promises to supply Patten with rum. Knox signs the first, not the second letter.
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