Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to John Bryant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03432.025 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 27 September 1791 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy
Notes his receipt of the returns for ordnance and military stores for August 1791. Directs Captain Bryant to send 100 suits of clothing to Chauncy Whittlesey in Middletown, Connecticut, who will, in turn, forward them to New York. Written from the War Department.
Captain John Bryant was the Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Armory in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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