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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Estimate of intrenching, coopers &c mason's tools, necessary for an army of 30,000, infantry &c for 1 year no:4

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.01.03 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1779-1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 39 cm, Width: 51 cm Order a Copy

Main page is a large list counting the necessary amounts of various entrenching tools, where they are required, their cost in 1775, and the total cost in 1775 of all these tools. Second page contains the title and a note stating that the amount of entrenching done will affect the number of tools needed, and thus the cost. Prepared by the office of the Quarter Master General, Nathanael Greene, for the budget of 1780.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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