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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Major Sumner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02870 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 December 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 23.5 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Provides instruction to Sumner about mustering troops. Says it will be unnecessary to muster the Massachusetts troops.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, Major, fl. 1783

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