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Allen, William (fl. 1783) to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02863 Author/Creator: Allen, William (fl. 1783) Place Written: Saratoga, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 25 December 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 15.2 x 25 cm. Order a Copy

Informs Knox that "the number of Noncommissioned officers & soldiers Discharged the above Date is 104, - One hundred & four." See GLC02437.02858 for Knox's original order to Allen regarding the discharge of Rhode Island's regiment. Refer to GLC02437.10191 and GLC02437.10195 for related correspondence

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1788
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Military History
Continental Army
Revolutionary War General
Creating a New Government

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