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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02655 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph note signed Date: 14 October 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox to discharge William Smith as he had been a prisoner from 6 July 1777 until the past July.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Smith, William, fl. 1777-1783

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