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Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 [Stevens discusses his own leave of absence]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09597 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: circa December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 23.9 cm, Width: 13.6 cm Order a Copy

Captain Stevens writes that his company will "admit of his absence untill the 5th March next." Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point, New York.

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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