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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) to Benjamin Lincoln [incomplete]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00906 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Manuscript letter Date: 7 March 1781 Pagination: 4 p. ; 23 x 18.8 cm. Order a Copy

Later copy. Discusses General Cornwallis' movements in the south in detail, particularly by the Virginia/North Carolina border and Generals Nathanael Greene and Daniel Morgan's efforts in harrassing him. Wonders about Benedict Arnold's movements, who at this time is fighting for the British, and mentions the Marquis de Lafayette.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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