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Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01886 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 February 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 30.2 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Request for the pardon of two men under confinement and sentenced to be executed.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823

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