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Colt, Peter (1744-1824) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03561 Author/Creator: Colt, Peter (1744-1824) Place Written: Hartford, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 June 1787 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; 22.8 x 18.4 cm. Order a Copy

Transmits statements of monies received (not included) on an account related to Colonel Humphrey's regiment. Asks Knox to direct him as to how to close the account.

Peter Colt was a deputy commissary general in the Continental Army, and was Treasurer of Connecticut from 1789 to 1793.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Colt, Peter, 1744-1824

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