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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.03351 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0078] September-December 1786 |
| Title | Henry Knox to James Mitchell Varnum about a certificate for Captain James Lee's eye injury |
| Date | 26 November 1786 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Recipient | Varnum, James Mitchell |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document; Government document |
| Content Description | Reports that Captain James Lees, who served under Varnum in "the gallant defence of [Mud] Island on the delaware," asked Knox to request from Varnum a certificate of Lees' eye injury. Knox asks Varnum to draft and sign a statement related to Lees' injury, and to obtain Major Thayer's signature (possibly Simeon Thayer). |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Injury or Wound Health and Medical Continental Army |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Varnum, James Mitchell (1748-1789) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |