Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02722 Author/Creator: Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821 Place Written: Princeton, New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 October 1783 Pagination: 2 p. ; 33.7 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy
Asks Knox to personally deliver a letter to General Alexander McDougall and emphasizes that it is private. Requests Knox to forward the two pieces of field artillery designed for the Count De Grasse to New York as soon as the British evacuate. Wants confirmation of this.
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