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Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05323 Author/Creator: Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1792 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 32.9 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Writes to confirm he has asked Mr. Stedman the questions Knox mentioned, adding that he wrote on the subject because Mr. Stedman would be delayed in his return to Philadelphia. Explains that Mr. Stedman has information about a conflict between Indians and a Captain Elliott, formerly of Fort Pitt. Adds that Mr. Stedman is a good man, and that Knox should trust his information, though he left Detroit before the end of the action, so his story may not be complete. "Free" stamped on address leaf with no signature. See GLC02437.05320 for related information.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

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