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Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Roger Welles]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09614 Author/Creator: Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 10 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 11.3 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Major Wright recommends Welles for a sixty-five day leave of absence. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783

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