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Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02170 Author/Creator: Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824 Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 June 1783 Pagination: 4 p. : address : docket ; 22.3 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses the reduction of the army and the issue of opening up the Ohio valley to settlers.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824

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