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Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02981 Author/Creator: Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 March 1780 Pagination: 3 p. : address : docket ; 32.7 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Responds to a letter from Knox regarding a disagreement between Bauman, an artillery officer, and William Hull, commandant at West Point. Pertains to an order Hull gave that created a conflict in command between infantry and artillery.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Hull, William, 1753-1825

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