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Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for William Lee]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09584 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 20 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12.1 cm, Width: 22.8 cm Order a Copy

Captain Patten recommends Sergeant Lee for a twenty five day leave of absence to visit friends in East Haddon, Connecticut. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox (at West Point).

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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