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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Account of cash paid the officers under Henry Knox's command]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00243 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 12 December 1775-16 January 1776 Pagination: 2p.+ docket. 14.6 cm. x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy

Lists officers, the amount of cash allotted to them, and the date allotted. Written from Knox's headquarters to Lieutenant Colonel of the Artillery William Burbeck and signed by him.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Burbeck, William, 1716-1785

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