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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00978 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0030] June 1781 |
| Title | Discharge of Peter Delany |
| Date | 24 June 1781 |
| Author | Lane, D. N. (fl. 1781) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written at Verplank's Point, near present-day Verplanck. Contains two notes; the first, signed by Lieutenant D. N. Lane is directed to General Knox, requesting Delany's discharge. The second note, written and signed 26 June 1781 by Samuel Shaw, grants Delany an honorable discharge. Shaw writes on order of General Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Lane, D. N. (fl. 1781) |
| Place written | Verplanck's Point, New York |
| Theme | 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 |