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Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Selden]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09681 Author/Creator: Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 7 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 27.3 cm, Width: 21.1 cm Order a Copy

Also signed by Major Joseph A. Wright, who recommends Selden, of the Third Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Huntington signs as Brigadier General. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Wright, Joseph A., fl. 1783
Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818

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