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Scammell, Alexander (1747-1781) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01118 Author/Creator: Scammell, Alexander (1747-1781) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript letter Date: 5 August 1781 Pagination: 1 p. ; 18.6 x 14.8 cm. Order a Copy

Encloses a return (not included) for "drums & fife wanting in [his] Detachment." Date inferred from GLC02437.01119. File copy in Knox's hand of letter received from Scammell.

Scammell, Alexander, 1747-1781
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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