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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.010 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 7 March 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Orders Captain Bryant to immediately send him "a return of every article taken by General Shepard [from the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts]...noting particularly the state they were in at the time they were taken, and at the time they were returned." Indicates he expects Captain Bryant to improve his "accuracy and attention." General William Shepard, commander of the troops at Springfield, protected the Armory from participants in Shays' Rebellion in January 1787. The following month he helped capture the rebels. Written from the War Office.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bryant, John, 1742-1816

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