Carleton, Joseph (1754-1812) to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00938 Author/Creator: Carleton, Joseph (1754-1812) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 17 April 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34 x 20.8 cm. Order a Copy
Carleton signs as Secretary of the Board of War. The Board has agreed to Knox's request to send artillery from the Marquis de Lafayette's detachment to the south. "...the Board are of opinion... all that can in the present situation of the Ordnance department, be conveniently spared for the Southern Service."
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