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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Anthony Wayne

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.05869 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter Date: 12 April 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.3 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Marked "Private." Reports that Mrs. [Wilkinson] had hoped to join him during his trip down the Ohio River and that she expected to be in Pittsburgh by 7 May. Her plans have changed since Wayne's latest letter said he is starting out on 22 April. As some of the troops heading west will more than likely be delayed, she will travel with them.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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