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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Benjamin Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01973 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.3 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses the conditions of the artillery, carriages and wagons. States they need to be cleaned, repaired and repainted before being stored in a proposed arsenal.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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