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Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01925 Author/Creator: Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 February 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 21.4 x 17.2 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he has a mandatory court appearance and that he is happy that Knox escaped. Noted as written at Ellison's, which likely refers to the military headquarters at the Ellison family home in New Windsor, New York.

Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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