Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Seth Peabody]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09616 Author/Creator: Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.7 x 23.2 cm. Order a Copy
Captain Niven recommends Peabody, in Lieutenant Kirkpatrick's company of sappers and miners, for a sixty day leave of absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.
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