Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893) [Expense account and general order no. 201]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02175.16 Author/Creator: Townsend, Edward Davis (1817-1893) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document Date: 8 December 1862 Pagination: 4 p. ; 35.5 x 22 cm. Order a Copy
First two pages consist of a handwritten list of Eben Whittemore's expenses in service to the United States. Pages three and four are a printed copy of United States "General Orders No. 201" from Washington D.C.. The two documents are glued together. The creator of the first list is unknown. Townsend is responsible for the general order.
E. D. (Edward Davis) Townsend was the Adjutant General of the Union Army.
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