Lt. Baldwin's Application for Furlough
Document 1800Lt. Baldwin's second application for a furlough due to ill health is confirmed by Dr. Douglass who says that Baldwin's complaint is syphilis which has contaminated his whole system and rendered him unfit for service.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Lt. Baldwin's second application for a furlough due to ill health is confirmed by Dr. Douglass who says that Baldwin's complaint is syphilis which has contaminated his whole system and rendered him unfit for service.
Date
01/08/1800
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Union Brigade (Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
Collection
Document number
1800010837600
Note
Published in the Papers of Alexander Hamilton, vol. XXIV, 175-176.
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton
William S. Smith
Lieutenant Richard Baldwin
Doctor John H. Douglass
Notable locations
New York
Notable items
health
syphilis
military service
retiring
leave of absence
furlough