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Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Amos Parker]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09617 Author/Creator: Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: January 20, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 18.9 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Captain Niven recommends Parker, in Captain Bushnell's Company of sappers and miners, for a twenty-five day leave of absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809

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