Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Estimate of the waggons, horses &c. necessary for 30,000 infantry 7c. for 1 year no:1
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.01.01 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1779-1780 Pagination: 2 p. ; 39 x 51 cm. Order a Copy
Main page is a large list counting the necessary amounts of various types of wagons, where they are required, their cost in 1775, and the total cost in 1775 of all wagons. Second page contains the title and a note explaining that deductions for upkeep will have to be factored in. Prepared by the office of the Quarter Master General, Nathanael Greene, for the budget of 1780.
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