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Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02339 Author/Creator: Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 July 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket ; 33 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Jonathan Trumbull Jr., Washington's secretary, inquires about Sergeant Buell's return to the Army. Writes that although he doesn't have the power to extend Buell's furlough, he thinks it would be "perfectly agreeable to the Commander in chief's mind" if General Knox were to extend it.

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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