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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01735 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox to Heman Swift about leave |
| Date | 10 December 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Recipient | Swift, Heman |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Writes, "I was yesterday at Head Quarters and applied to His Excellency, respecting your absence and that of Major Smith. He consents to your going for the time you propose, but objects to more than one field officer being absent at a time. He intends to make that the principle for furloughs. I shall send the address to you tomorrow to be signed." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army President Petition Artillery |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Swift, Heman (1733-1814) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | West 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 |