Recommendation of Surgeon's Mate
Document 1791Knox recommended Doctor Grasson for position of surgeon's mate in a decent battalion.
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War Department
July 31st 1801
Sir
The bearer Doctor Benson is one to the Emigrants from France and recommended to me as a Gentleman of Science and professional knowledge.
I request you would be pleased to refer him to be examined by your regimental Surgeons and is the report should be favorable that you would appoint him a Surgeon's Mate to any of the decent Battalions and if there should not be any vacancy that you would permit him to return to Head Quarters.
I am Sir
&c
Henry Dearborn
A.C.
Majors General
Richard Burtis
[Endorsed: No. 23.]
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Description
Knox recommended Doctor Grasson for position of surgeon's mate in a decent battalion.
Date
07/21/1791
Author
Recipient
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Collection
Document number
1791072100401
Note
Cited in Knox to St. Clair, 07/21/1791.
Notable persons
Richard Butler
Henry Knox
Grasson
surgeon's mate
doctor
Notable locations
War Department
France