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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to the Secretary of the Navy

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.07108 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 March 1799 Pagination: 5 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Writes to the Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Stoddert, concerning two new U.S. Navy vessels and their construction as he has timber he believes would be good to use for the construction of ships.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Stoddert, Benjamin, 1751-1813

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