In the hand of Knox's aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw. General Knox appeals to Massachusetts Governor John Hancock for his assistance in securing aid and support for a disabled veteran, Captain John Slewman (also spelled "Sluman"), who was severely wounded at the Battle of Germantown in 1777. "Although he lingered for a long time, yet unfortunately for him, the wound did not prove mortal," Knox writes, "I hope and believe that Your Excellency will take this matter into consideration, and use such measures as will effect the relief of the gallant unfortunates, whose sufferings, if too long continued, will tend to tarnish the lustre of the revolution." Captain Slewman remained in service until the end of the war and in 1784, he finally received a half-pay disability pension with an annual stipend of $300 from the State of Massachusetts.