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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09359 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0046] September 17822 |
| Title | George Washington to Henry Knox refusing leave for an officer on trial |
| Date | 17 September 1782 |
| Author | Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Refuses to grant leave to Captain Machin while he is on trial. "Captain Machin being under Arrest there would be an impropriety in his transacting any public business - or in granting him leave of absence from Camp. His Trial must soon come on in course, if that terminates in his favor I shall then have no objections to granting the leave requested, and if in the mean time any business of the Corps requires that an Officer should go to Philadelphia, leave shall be granted to any other you may think proper to send." Written at "Head Quarters." Washington's signature clipped. |
| Subjects | President Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Law Prisoner Military Camp Continental Army |
| People | Washington, George (1732-1799) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Machin, Thomas (1744-1816) |
| Place written | Newburgh, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signer of the U.S. Constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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