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Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 [Recommendation for furloughs for David Hall, Robert Matthews, and William Goodrich]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09598 Author/Creator: Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 30.2 cm, Width: 23.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain Bushnell recommends the following furloughs: Corporal Hall for forty days, Private Matthews for twenty-five days, and Private Goodrich for eighteen days. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Constitution Island

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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