Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to William Heath
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01588 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 7 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 23 x 17.8 cm. Order a Copy
Writes, "The bearer hereof has in charge one William Campbell, who came to camp as a recruit for the Mass Line. He offered to enlist with the recruiting party [for] this State but was refused by Captain [Andrew] Moodie who has [reported] him to me. As I cannot learn that he is appropriated to any particular service, I send him to you, as Head of the Line for which he was recruited." Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
[draft]
West Point,
7th Sept 1782.
Sir
The bearer hereof has in charge one William Campbell, who came to camp as a recruit for the Mass[a] Line. He offered [struck: offered] to enlist with [struck: Capt Machin's] [inserted: the] recruit's party [struck: for] this State, [struck: and on] [inserted: but was refused by] Capt Moodie; [struck: refusing] who has reported him to me. As I cannot learn that he is appropriated to any particular service, I send him to you, as Head of the Line, for which he was recruited
I am,
Sir,
your most obedt Sert
(Copy) HKnox
Gen. Heath
[docket]
To Gen. Heath.
Sept. 7 1782
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