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Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 [Loring allows public funds to pay for Dr. Quintard's journey to Richmond]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02459.23 Author/Creator: Loring, Joshua, 1744-1789 Place Written: Staunton, Virginia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 3 December 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 12.3 cm, Width: 14.2 cm Order a Copy

Possibly served as a military pass. Loring, commander of the Army of the Northwest, writes: "Dr. Quintard is going to Richmond on business, he will be permitted to go & return at the public charge" (possibly refers to Dr. Charles Todd Quintard).

Loring, William Wing, 1818-1886
Quintard, C. T. (Charles Todd), 1824-1898

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