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15 October 1783
Haywood, Benjamin (fl. 1783)
to Abraham Williams
Writes to inform Williams that he will remain as an agent for the late 6th Massachusetts Regiment. To Captain A. Williams, Fort Major.
GLC02437.02659
10 November 1793
Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)
to Abraham Ogden
Letterpress copy. Discusses the distance a nation's power and protection extends from the sea coast. Notes that "belligerent" European powers have frequently appealed to President George Washington for protection in waters along the United States...
GLC02437.05965
24 January 1795
Knox, Henry (1750-1806)
to Benjamin Lincoln
Later copy. Informs Lincoln a name (possibly Lincoln's or someone Lincoln recommended) has been put on a list of candidates for a Surgeons Mate. Notes the President (George Washington) is the person who will decide when and who the appointment goes...
GLC02437.06320
16 March 1783
Written by Major General Knox to Benjamin Lincoln. References his letter from "a few days past." Says that the letter mentioned a meeting of officers called for by a paper circulating around camp. Says "The meeting was had yesterday, and the General...
GLC02437.02009
17 March 1783
Knox requests ordnance supplies for West Point from Lincoln, Secretary at War. Requests fifty pounds of twine and thirty gallons of "spirits of wine of the best quality." Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp.
GLC02437.09693
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