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Billings, Andrew (1743-1808) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02862 Author/Creator: Billings, Andrew (1743-1808) Place Written: Poughkeepsie, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address ; docket ; 20.5 x 16.5 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox that he has received Knox's letter and will begin work (engraving) on the cannons for General Nathanael Greene right away. See GLC02437.02852 for Knox's original request to Billings.

Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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