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Reed, J., fl. 1777-1783 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01800 Author/Creator: Reed, J., fl. 1777-1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 15.5 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Captain J. Reed of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery writes, "In visiting the several posts & Park of Artillery on the Point, I find the State of the Ordnance to be much the same as mentioned in my Particular report of the 24th ulto. A few men are wanting to clear the snow of the different platforms."

Reed, J., fl. 1777-1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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