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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01336 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph document signed Date: 19 January 1782 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 33.9 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

Written to General Benjamin Lincoln as Secretary at War. Calculations and notes regarding necessary ordnance and ammunition for the siege of New York. Discusses strategy relating to placement of cannon and batteries.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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