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Letter of Recommendation for Philip Minis, Savannah, Georgia, July 1824
A letter of recommendation for Dr. Philip Minis for an Assistant Surgeon's commission in the U.S. Army. Dated July 1824, Savannah, Georgia. Signed by the President and Vice President of the Georgia Medical Society, an MD, and a retired Post Surgeon of the U.S. Army. This is considered the earliest extant letter of recommendation for a Jew to be an officer in the U.S. Army.
Associated People/Businesses
- Minis, Philip
- Waring, William R. (William Richard), 1787-1843
- Marshall, William P.
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Arc.MS.56, Box 2