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Harrison, Robert H., 1745-1790 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00248 Author/Creator: Harrison, Robert H., 1745-1790 Place Written: Cambridge, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 6, 1776 Pagination: 2 p. : address : docket ; Height: 23.3 cm, Width: 18.5 cm Order a Copy

Informs Knox that William Cowley has been granted permission for a military discharge by George Washington. Asks Knox to issue the discharge and have Captain Burbeck pay his wages. Harrison was then a secretary to George Washington.

Harrison, Robert Hanson, 1745-1790
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Cowley, William, fl. 1776

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