3 August 1781
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
Autograph letter signed
Title: to Reuben Smith
Discusses convening a court martial to try charges of malpractice brought against William Richards, deputy commissary of military stores at Litchfield, Connecticut (Smith, also at Litchfield, had previously divulged information about Richards's conduct). Written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York).
GLC02437.01110