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Pettengill, Joseph, 1741-1785 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02577 Author/Creator: Pettengill, Joseph, 1741-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 September 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Writes on behalf of a Ensign Joseph Wardswell of the 1st Massachusetts to ask for a furlough as Wardswell has been ill and unable to perform his duties for some time.

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