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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02032 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0056] 16-31 March 1783 |
| Title | Request for leave from John Mason to Henry Knox |
| Date | 25 March 1783 |
| Author | Mason, John (fl. 1776-1790) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Offers congratulations on the end of the war and requests a leave of absence to attend to personal matters. Includes a reply written and signed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, stating that Knox is unable to grant Mason's request. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Global History and Civics Treaty |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Mason, John (fl. 1776-1790) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Pluckemin, New Jersey |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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