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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02301 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 18, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes that a storm prevented him from going to West Point but he intends to visit there before returning to Philadelphia. Although Lincoln is uncertain whether he will be able to travel by water the following morning, he requests to see General Knox at 9 the next morning.

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

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