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Johnson, J., fl. 1782 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Elijah Chapman]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09591 Author/Creator: Johnson, J., fl. 1782 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 24 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 10.5 cm, Width: 23.4 cm Order a Copy

Johnson recommends Chapman, of the Second Connecticut Regiment, for a fifty-three day leave of absence. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

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

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