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Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) [Return of issuing commissaries from various armies]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.02.11 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1779-1780 Pagination: 2 p. ; 39 x 26 cm. Order a Copy

Lists the names of the issuing commissaries of the Grand Army, Northern Department. Also lists place of birth, enlistment date, former employment, and place stationed for each of the commissaries. Prepared by the office of the Quarter Master General, Nathanael Greene, for the budget of 1780.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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