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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03426 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810 Place Written: Springfield, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 28, 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Writes a brief report on the status of Shays and his troops. Refers Knox to several letters he has enclosed, in order to get a fuller picture of the story. However, as he has very little time, writes that he must wait till the next opportunity to say more.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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