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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Osgood

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02818 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 4 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.1 x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Discusses a situation of a fellow officer, Colonel Michael Jackson, who intends to petition Congress regarding compensation for a wound he received in 1776 which is still causing him trouble. This letter is likely Knox's response to Jackson's 29 November 1783 request (GLC02437.02809).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Osgood, Samuel, 1748-1813

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