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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01382 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 April 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 19.9 cm, Width: 16.1 cm Order a Copy

Writes to inform Knox of Knox's appointment to Major General, and describes the details of his appointment.

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

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