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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Samuel Hodgdon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04552 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript letter signed Date: 30 April 1794 Pagination: 1 p. ; 31.9 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Secretary of War Knox writes from the War Department instructing Hodgdon, superintendent of military stores, to transport mortars, shells, and fuzes to Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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