Osham, Nathaniel, fl. 1783 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Samuel Mott]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09623 Author/Creator: Osham, Nathaniel, fl. 1783 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 26 January 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 20.7 x 23 cm. Order a Copy
On recto, Sergeant Nathaniel [Osham?] recommends Mott for a twelve to fifteen day leave of absence. Directs his request to Captain Niven. On verso, Captain Niven recommends Mott for a fifteen day leave of absence. Niven writes from West Point, New York, and directs his request to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Constitution Island
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