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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Recommendation for the discharge of John Adams, an artillery artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00914 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 22 March 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.4 cm, Width: 21.2 cm Order a Copy

Captain Patten recommends Adams, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an honorable discharge. Notes that Adams enlisted 8 February 1777. Directed to Brigadier General Henry Knox.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Adams, John, 1735-1826

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