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Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02428 Author/Creator: Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.1 x 19.1 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox of the status of his instructions in moving artillery munitions around to various forts in New York including Fort Schuyler, Fort Rensselaer, and Fort Dayton.

Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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