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Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 to John Lillie

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02417 Author/Creator: Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 25 August 1783 Pagination: 1 p. ; 13.7 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Requests fourteen days leave for the bearer of the letter (whose name is not given), as the bearer's father had died. Encloses a letter (not present) confirming this information.

Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801
Lillie, John, 1755-1801

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