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Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Sergeant Nathaniel Osborn]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09691 Author/Creator: Bushnell, David, 1740-1826 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 16 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 23.7 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain David Bushnell recommends Osborn for a twenty-five day leave of absence. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Constitution Island.

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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