Washington, George, 1732-1799 [Official discharge of Leonard Chapin Matross from the 2nd New York Artillery Regiment].

GLC00496.101

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GLC#
GLC00496.101-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
9 June 1783
Author/Creator
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Title
[Official discharge of Leonard Chapin Matross from the 2nd New York Artillery Regiment].
Place Written
Newburgh, New York
Pagination
2 p. : docket ; Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Countersigned by Washington's military secretary, Jonathan Trumbull, and Adjutant James Bradford. Matross' discharge came shortly after the end of the American Revolution. His service began 10 March 1781. With a nineteenth century note on the loan of this document to an International Exposition by Mrs. William Cummings Story Lawrence of Long Island, New York. Partially printed.

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