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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.02649
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0067] 11-20 October 1783 
Title Benjamin Lincoln to Henry Knox requesting the delivery of powder, lead and flints to American Indians
Date 14 October 1783
Author Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Request for Knox to deliver "for the use of the Indian tribes, five hundred pounds of powder - one thousand pound, of lead and one thousand flints - " Noted as written at the War Office.
Subjects American Indian History  Military Law  Continental Army  Revolutionary War General  Ammunition  Military Supplies  Weaponry  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)  
Theme Government & Politics; Native Americans
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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