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Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Frothingham]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09629 Author/Creator: Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 4, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.2 cm, Width: 16.9 cm Order a Copy

Major Wright recommends Frothingham, Quartermaster of the Third Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

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

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