Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Sears & Smith
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02427 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 August 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy
Replies to a previous letter and asks Sears and Smith to hold onto some items that his brother William had sent him via the firm. Discusses the British evacuating New York. Says New York will probably be evacuated by 20 October but not much earlier. Sends them both his and his family's compliments.
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