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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Thomas Seward

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01069 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Sleepy Hollow, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 July 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 33.4 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Orders Captain Seward, an artillery officer in charge of ordnance stores forwarded from Springfield, to deliver the stores to Sebastian Bauman, in charge of artillery at West Point. Thanks Seward for his trouble in transporting the stores. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).

See Archivist's Notes for a detailed biography on Seward.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Seward, Thomas, 1740-1800
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

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