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Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Peck]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09618 Author/Creator: Stevens, Ebenezer (1751-1823) Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 21 January 1763 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 12.7 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy

Lieutenant Colonel Stevens recommends Peck for a fifty day leave of absence. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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