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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Luther Parmlee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09579 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17.7 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Patten gives Parmlee permission to take a twenty five day leave of absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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