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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Hancock

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10052 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter Date: 20 October 1782 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 35.7 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy

Knox writes to Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts. Informs Hancock that Captain [Dewman?] was injured in the Battle of Germantown and is unfit for further service. Uses [Dewman's] case to encourage Hancock's support of a state law which would pay for the provision of wounded officers. Docketed by Samuel Shaw.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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