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24 July 1782
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
to Alexander Hamilton
Later copy. Knox sent Hamilton the latest information on what is now known as the Huddy-Asgill Affair.
GLC02437.01499
9 October 1782
Caswell, Lamuel (fl. 1782)
[Petition of prisoners of war]
Date added later in pencil. Petition asks that the undersigned prisoners of war, due to want of clothing for the approaching winter, be allowed to move to Albany to be with family and friends, and so they might more easily be exchanged to Canada....
GLC02437.01656
31 October 1782
Pray, John (1753-1812)
to Samuel Shaw
Captain John Pray, of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment, asks Shaw to provide an order to the bearer for supplies, including three powder horns, for the use of the armed guard boats. Also relates that the fleet sailed from New York the previous day.
GLC02437.01688
15 December 1782
Noailles, Louis Marie, vicomte de (1756-1804)
to Henry Knox
Writes to tell Knox he is sailing for France in a few days. Writes, "the last sentiments of a person near to death are sometimes precious nothing looks more like it than the imense separation of the sea." Comments that though he "will be soon...
GLC02437.01745
6 August 1781
Barras, Paul, vicomte de (1755-1829)
[Certificate of pay] [In French]
Certificate to pay Mr. De Valnais, possibly Joseph Dupas de Valnais, a French consul in America. Signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], major of the squadron under Barras. On verso, Valnais signs a note, transferring the money to William...
GLC02437.01122
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