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O'Reily, John, fl. 1783 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Beden]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09666 Author/Creator: O'Reily, John, fl. 1783 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 2 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.3 x 15.4 cm. Order a Copy

Captain O'Reily recommends Beden for a leave of absence to go to Danbury (possibly Connecticut). Directs his recommendation to Major [John] Doughty. Written at Constitution Island.

O'Reily, John, fl. 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826

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