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Collection Reference Number GLC02437.03959
From Archive Folder The Henry Knox Papers [0085] July-September 1788 
Title Samuel Huntington to Henry Knox about appointing a surgeon's mate
Date 12 August 1788
Author Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796)  
Recipient Knox, Henry  
Document Type Correspondence; Military document; Government document
Content Description Marked as a copy. Huntington, Governor of Connecticut, reports that Dr. Sumner, a surgeon's mate, lately returned home from the Western frontier on furlough. Recommends the appointment of Dr. Isaac Knight as surgeon's mate in Sumner's absence.
Subjects Frontiers and Exploration  Revolutionary War General  Military History  Health and Medical  Westward Expansion  Government and Civics  
People Huntington, Samuel (1731-1796)  Knox, Henry (1750-1806)  
Place written Norwich, Connecticut
Theme Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Westward Expansion
Sub-collection The Henry Knox Papers
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
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