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Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01621 Author/Creator: Faesch, John Jacob (1729-1799) Place Written: Mount Hope, New Jersey Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 20 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33.6 x 21.2 cm. Order a Copy

Writes, "I have reciev'd an Answer from Genl. [Benjamin] Lincoln a Coppy of which you will find on the other Side, the Two Tea Kittles with handles are ready, & shall be forwarded by first opportunity to Capt. Wm. Ellison at New Windsor, to be forwarded to West Point."

Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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