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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Estimate of horses with the army, to be furnish'd forage & the cost thereof no. 8.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.02.02 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1779-1780 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 31.5 x 19.5 cm. Order a Copy

List estimating the number of horses the army will need to fill various duties, and the cost of feeding these horses. Prepared by the office of the Quarter Master General, Nathanael Greene, for the budget of 1780.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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