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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Lamb

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02678 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Replies to Captain Lamb's request for subsistence while he waits for his accounts to be settled.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lamb, John, 1735-1800

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