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Cobb, David (1748-1830) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02802 Author/Creator: Cobb, David (1748-1830) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 November 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 34.1 x 20.6 cm. Order a Copy

Forwards a letter (most likely GLC02437.02798) from Sir Guy Carleton concerning "arrangements ... made for the British Officers' visiting your advanced guard." Noted as written at "Quarters."

Cobb, David, 1748-1830
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Carleton, Guy, Baron Dorchester, 1724-1808

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