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Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) [Recommendation for the discharge of Andrew Clark, an artillery artificer]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00920 Author/Creator: Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 22 March 1781 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.7 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Captain Patten recommends Clark, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an honorable discharge. Notes that Clark enlisted 3 March 1777. Directed to Brigadier General Henry Knox.

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1738-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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