Washington, George, 1732-1799 [Official discharge of Leonard Chapin Matross from the 2nd New York Artillery Regiment].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.101 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Newburgh, New York Type: Document signed Date: 9 June 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 28 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy
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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