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Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01722 Author/Creator: Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784 Place Written: Stony Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 November 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 14.9 cm, Width: 22.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes, "The one side of Fort Ver Plank was last Night levelled with the ground, the Effects of the storm would inform you the detachment is too weak for those Repairs Circumstances may require."

Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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