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Wills, E., fl. 1783 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Joseph Wheeler]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09695 Author/Creator: Wills, E., fl. 1783 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.2 x 26.6 cm. Order a Copy

Also signed by another military officer whose name is illegible. Captain Wills recommends Wheeler, of the Fifth Company, Invalid Regiment, for a leave of absence until 14 April 1783. Written at Constitution Island.

Wills, E., fl. 1783

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