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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.02577
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0065] 16-30 September 1783 
Title Correspondence from Joseph Pettengill, on behalf of Ensign Joseph Wardswell, to Henry Knox requesting a furlough for Wardswell who has been ill for some time
Date 28 September 1783
Author Pettengill, Joseph (1741-1785)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document
Content Description Writes on behalf of Ensign Joseph Wardswell of the 1st Massachusetts to ask for a furlough as Wardswell has been ill and unable to perform his duties for some time.
Subjects Military History  Continental Army  Health and Medical  
People Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  Pettengill, Joseph (1741-1785)  Wardswell, Joseph (fl. 1783)  
Place written West Point, New York
Theme Government & Politics; Health & Medicine
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859