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Crane, John (1744-1805) [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Jefferds]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09586 Author/Creator: Crane, John (1744-1805) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 22 December 1782 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 18.2. x 23.7 cm. Order a Copy

Colonel Crane recommends Jefferds for furlough until 1 March 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

Crane, John, 1744-1805
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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