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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02793 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0069] November 1783 |
| Title | Certificate of illness of soldiers in the general hospital |
| Date | 22 November 1783 |
| Author | Townsend, David (1753-1829) |
| Additional authors | Adams, Samuel (1745-1819) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Samuel Adams, a hospital surgeon. Certifies that soldiers in the general hospital are "so reduced by Sickness as totally to disqualify them for any Kind of military Duty & in our Opinion they will continue in that situation thro' the Winter. we do therefore recommend them as proper Subjects for a Discharge." |
| Subjects | Military History Continental Army Hospital Health and Medical |
| People | Adams, Samuel (1745-1819) Townsend, David (1753-1829) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |