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Green, John, 1730-1793 to Nathanael Greene

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.237.02 Author/Creator: Green, John, 1730-1793 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 24, 1778 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16 cm, Width: 17.5 cm Order a Copy

John Green asks Nathanael Greene to "give an order to my Quarter Master" for a list of items which his regiment is "much wanting." The list, written below includes "35 kettles, 230 H. Sacks, 22 N. Sacks & 280 Lanterns," and is signed by William Blodget.

Green, John, 1730-1793
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786
Blodget, William, 1754-1809

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