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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02574 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0065] 16-30 September 1783 |
| Title | Correspondence from Joseph Pettengill to Henry Knox recommending Ensign Wardswell for furlough |
| Date | 28 September 1783 |
| Author | Pettengill, Joseph (1753-1833) |
| Recipient | Knox, Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | States "Ensign Wardswell, has my approbation for taken with him, Peter Oliver who is at present useless to service..." Wardswell, of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment was apparently unfit for service to do "bodily indisposition," and was recommended for furlough. See GLC02437.02577. |
| Subjects | Continental Army Health and Medical Military History |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Pettengill, Joseph (1753-1833) Oliver, Peter (fl. 1783) 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 |