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Huntington, Ebenezer (1754-1834) [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Miller]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09570 Author/Creator: Huntington, Ebenezer (1754-1834) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 15 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 11 x 23.1 cm. Order a Copy

Lieutenant Colonel Huntington recommends Lieutenant Miller for a leave of absence until 24 January 1782. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

Huntington served as a United States Representative from Connecticut 1809-1810 and 1817-1818.

Huntington, Ebenezer, 1754-1834
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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