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Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 to John Bryant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.027 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 2 July 1793 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket : free frank ; 32.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Instructs Captain Bryant to have the furnace and boring mill prepared for casting cannons, which were ordered from Mr. Byers. Also lists the weights of some cannons and mortars to be given to Byers along with some old metal. Written from the War Department. Clerically signed for Knox. Free frank signed by Henry Knox on address leaf.

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

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