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Sumner, J., fl. 1783 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02825 Author/Creator: Sumner, J., fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 31.1 x 23.6 cm. Order a Copy

Requests that a fellow officer may be discharged.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Sumner, J., fl. 1782-1783

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