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Sumner, Job, 1754-1789 to Henry Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03010 Author/Creator: Sumner, Job, 1754-1789 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 7 June 1784 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 34 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Asks Knox for "a speedy determination of our Ranks" as rank will determine his subsistence and pay. Hopes he is entitled to "the allowance of major" unless Congress revokes his commission.

Sumner, Job, 1754-1789
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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