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Knox, Henry (1750-1806) [Approval for Lieutenant Johnson's furlough]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09689 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: 12 March 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 16.7 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Major General Knox informs Colonel Heman Swift he has no objection to Colonel Johnson's request for a leave of absence. Marked as a copy.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Swift, Heman, 1733-1814

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