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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to William S. Smith

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01866 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 27, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 22.9 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the proposed prisoner exchange with Cornwallis concerning Lieutenant Sutherland. See GLC 2437.01857 for original proposal.

Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805

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