Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) [Discharge of David Day].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01212 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Place Written: Yorktown, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 8 October 1781 Pagination: 2 p. ; docket Order a Copy
David Day, an artillery officer from Connecticut, who served from 7 October 1778 to 8 October 1781, is discharged from service of the Continental Army in accordance with the terms of his enlistment. Ordered by General Henry Knox. A certification of Day's service is written and signed on the verso by Captain T[homas] Patten at Yorktown on 7 October 1781. This discharge occurred during the siege of Yorktown.
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