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Johnson, J., fl. 1782 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant James Bennet]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09582 Author/Creator: Johnson, J., fl. 1782 Place Written: Highlands, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 19 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 10.2 x 22.8 cm. Order a Copy

Lieutenant Colonel Johnson recommends Bennet for a forty five day leave of absence. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

Johnson, J., fl. 1782
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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