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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Return of officers & persons employed in the q. m. genl. dept. entitled to public horses no. 14

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00634.02.06 Author/Creator: Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document Date: 1779-1780 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 31.5 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

List of men, either by name, position, or both, who are entitled to horses from the government, and the number of horses to which each is entitled. Also lists the district the men are from, and the number of men that fill different posts. Prepared by the office of the Quarter Master General, Nathanael Greene, for the budget of 1780.

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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