Discharge certificate issued to Private Samuel Wright, 1783 June 8

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Identifier: A1974-002-102

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Abstract

Discharge certificate. Dated June 8, 1783. In this document, General George Washington discharges Private Samuel Wright, who was awarded the Badge of Merit. On the document's reverse, Wright sells his Revolutionary War Bounty Land Grant to Charles F. Weissenfels, a Lieutenant in the Second New York Regiment, on November 10, 1784.

Dates

Creation: 1783 June 8

Creator

Washington, George, 1732-1799 (Person)

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This collection is open for research.

Full Extent

1 item/s ; 13 1/4" x 8"; 34 x 20 cm.

Language of Materials

English

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This letter is reproduced in the frontpiece of the book, The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript Sources, 1745-1799, Volume 26. The image is credited with the following "from a photograph of the original kindly furnished by G. Edward Elwell, Jr. of Bloomsburg, Pa.)."