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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.09559
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0048] November 1782 
Title Recommendation for a leave of absence for Ephraim Durant
Date 14 November 1782
Author Crane, John (1744-1805)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Crane, Colonel of the Massachusetts Artillery, recommends Durant for a leave of absence due to "the distrest situation of his family." Possibly directed to Major General Henry Knox.
Subjects Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Continental Army  Children and Family  West Point (US Military Academy)  
People Crane, John (1744-1805)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Doughty, John (1754-1826)  
Place written West Point, New York
Theme The American Revolution; Children & Family
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859