Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Permission to Captain Gilliland to act as volunteer]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01600 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 12 September 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.9 x 22.9 cm. Order a Copy
Date added later in pencil. Grants permission for Captain Gilliland, formerly of the Corps of Sappers and Miners, to act as a volunteer in the Artillery. Writes that he is persuaded of Captain Gilliland's good conduct in several instances.
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