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Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Sergeant Dean]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09627 Author/Creator: Niven, Daniel, 1742-1809 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: February 3, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : address : docket Height: 15.4 cm, Width: 23.3 cm Order a Copy

Captain Nevin recommends Dean for a fifteen day leave of absence. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

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

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