(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) KNOX HENRY Autograph Letter Signed HKn

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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) KNOX, HENRY. Autograph Letter Signed, "HKnox," as Brigadier General, to an unnamed recipient (lacking salutation), explaining that Captain Isaiah Wool has resigned from the U.S. Corps of Artillery because of inadequate pay and recommending that he be appointed a Chief Director of the Cannon on a warship. 3 pages, small 4to, written on a single folded sheet; closed vertical separation touching extreme beginning of "H" in signature with minor loss, terminal page backed with tissue, complete separations at folds repaired with tissue affecting the text (but legible). (JMR) Tappan, NY, 22 August 1780

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". . . I the subscriber think myself bound to declare that Captain Wool's behavior in every action in which he has been engaged has most amply evinced his bravery, and that his knowledge of the profession of Artillery renders his resignation a loss to the Service . . . ."