[Dr. Cochran's certificate in the case of Dr. Hortons widow]

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 [Dr. Cochran's certificate in the case of Dr. Hortons widow]

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GLC#
GLC02437.03358-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
November 1786
Author/Creator
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Title
[Dr. Cochran's certificate in the case of Dr. Hortons widow]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Creating a New Government

Marked "copy." Draft in Knox's hand. Certifies that, as Surgeon General of the Army in 1777, Cochran had the right of appointing assistant surgeons when necessary, and that he did appoint Dr. Jonathan Horton as assistant to Dr. Stafford in the state of New Jersey. Specifies what pay Horton was offered. Certifies that Horton died, while in service, of "a contagion and a fever." Explains why he believes Horton's widow should be eligible for financial support by the United States. See GLC02437.03329 for a related document.

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