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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09628 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0053] 1-13 February 1783 |
| Title | Recommendation for a leave of absence for Elisha Munsel |
| Date | 5 February 1783 |
| Author | O'Reily, John (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | O'Reily, Captain of an Invalid Regiment, recommends Munsel, of Captain McGowan's Company, for a leave of absence due to the "distress of his Wife with a Cancer in her Breast." Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Marriage Health and Medical Women's History |
| People | O'Reily, John (fl. 1783) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Munsel, Elisha (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | Constitution Island, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |