L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 to Henry Knox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.03002 Author/Creator: L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 May 1784 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.3 x 16.7 cm. Order a Copy
L'Enfant, Major of the Corps of Engineers, discusses receipt of pay for his service in the Revolutionary War. He was granted a leave of absence to return to France, and requests pay for the entire time he served (there was some question as to whether or not the engineers had been officially discharged).
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