Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Bryant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.011 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 5 June 1787 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses payments related to the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Instructs Bryant to provide Jeremiah Wadsworth with a receipt of payment and to make two duplicates of the receipt. Also sends a list (not included) of items from the armory at Springfield, Massachusetts that Congress ordered to be sold. Directs Bryant to "make yourself acquainted with the value of these articles and for the price they could be sold at Springfied or Hartford." Written from the War Office.
Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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