Medical Affairs at West Point

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CollectionUnited States Military Academy: Letterbook No.1 West Point 1784-86 view image
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Date January 6, 1786
Author Name William Price (primary) Location: West Point
Recipient Name Henry Knox (primary)
Summary Discusses the need of the garrison at West Point for a doctor to attend the sick and he requests Knox's approval to discharge a medically unsuitable recruit
Document Format Letterbook Copy
Document Notes Cited in Price to Knox, 01/16/1786.
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Related Persons/Groups Henry Knox; William Price; physician; sick; recruiting sergeants; Baron Steuben; public; Secretary of War; Major General Henry Knox; ;
Related Places New York; West Point; Connecticut;
Keywords returns; December 1781; unfit for a soldier; continual running sore; breast; accoutrements; discharged; clothing; order;
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