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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Recommendation for the discharge of John Dalton, an artillery artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00912 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 22 March 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.3 cm, Width: 21.7 cm Order a Copy

Captain Patten recommends Dalton, of Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, for an honorable discharge. Notes that Dalton enlisted 14 February 1777. Directed to Brigadier General Henry Knox.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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