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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: January 26, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 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

Niven, D., fl. 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Osham, Nathaniel, fl. 1783

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