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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to David Bushnell

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01788 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 2 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23.5 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

Secretarial copy of a letter written by Major General Knox to Captain-Lieutenant Bushnell. References Bushnell's letter of the same day which told of the "extraordinary Behavior" of Captain-Lieutenants Toulman and Kirkpatrick. Says to hold them as long as it takes a court martial to be convened and decide the case. Refer to GLC02437.10514 for Bushnell's letter.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

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