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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.09558
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 
Title Recommendation for a leave of absence for James Wheland
Date 10 December 1782
Author Carleton, Osgood (1742-1816)  
Document Type Military document
Content Description Carleton, Lieutenant Commander of the Invalid Regiment, recommends Wheland for a thirty day furlough so he may spend time with his wife, who is sick. Directs his recommendation to Major Doughty (possibly John Doughty).
Subjects Revolutionary War  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Continental Army  Children and Family  Marriage  Women's History  Health and Medical  
People Carleton, Osgood (1742-1816)  Doughty, John (1754-1826)  Wheland, James (fl. 1782)  
Theme The American Revolution; Women in American History; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Additional Information Carleton was a noted mathematician.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859