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Crane, John, 1744-1805 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Gardner]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09573 Author/Creator: Crane, John, 1744-1805 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 16 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10.8 cm, Width: 23.3 cm Order a Copy

Colonel Crane recommends Gardner for a leave of absence until 15 February 1782. Directed to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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