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Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Reed]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09625 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 2, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 14.9 cm, Width: 24.7 cm Order a Copy

Recommends Reed for a leave of absence until 15 March 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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