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Cochran, John, 1730-1807 [Discharge recommendation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00891 Author/Creator: Cochran, John, 1730-1807 Place Written: New Windsor, New York Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: February 14, 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Recommendation of discharge for William Ally.

Ally, William, fl. 1781
Cochran, John, 1730-1807
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Revolutionary War
Continental Army
Health and Medical
Military History
The War for Independence

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