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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.10045
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 
Title Henry Knox to George Washington discussing a building project
Date 16 September 1782
Author Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Recipient Washington, George  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Discusses the difficulty of a building project on Constitution Island, possibly an ordnance magazine and barracks. Encloses a "representation" from Major Chevalier de Villefranche, involved in the construction project. Knox's retained draft.
Subjects Building Construction  Immigration and Migration  France  Artillery  Military History  Continental Army  Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military Camp  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Washington, George (1732-1799)  Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, Chevalier de (1747-1784)  
Place written West Point, New York
Theme The American Revolution; Industry
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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