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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03026 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0072] April-July 1784 |
| Title | Certificate of service for Major Job Sumner |
| Date | 29 July 1784 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Certifies that Sumner served in the Massachusetts line "from the earliest period of and during the whole War... he has through all its exigencies and distresses sustained the reputation of a gallant, and intelligent officer and has retired to private life by the final reduction of the Continental Army..." Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Revolutionary War Letter of Introduction or Recommendation |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Sumner, Job (1754-1789) |
| Place written | Dorchester, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |