Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to Philip Schuyler
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02996 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 3 May 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 19.2 cm. Order a Copy
Knox asks Schuyler to help him arrange transportation for the Minister of France to St. Johns (possibly present-day Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec). Asks if there are boats on Lake George or Lake Champlain that could adequately transport the minister to St. Johns. Inquires as to the number of men he should send from West Point to facilitate the minister's transportation.
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