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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03959 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 |
| Title | Samuel Huntington to Henry Knox about appointing a surgeon's mate |
| Date | 12 August 1788 |
| Author | Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Marked as a copy. Huntington, Governor of Connecticut, reports that Dr. Sumner, a surgeon's mate, lately returned home from the Western frontier on furlough. Recommends the appointment of Dr. Isaac Knight as surgeon's mate in Sumner's absence. |
| Subjects | Frontiers and Exploration Revolutionary War General Military History Health and Medical Westward Expansion Government and Civics |
| People | Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Norwich, Connecticut |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Samuel Huntington to Henry Knox about doctors and the Western frontier |