Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788 [Certificate for Sargent William Wash]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02497.04 Author/Creator: Elbert, Samuel, 1740-1788 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: 28 July 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 15.9 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Brigadier General Elbert to certify that Sargent William Wash served his term of three years in the Continental line of the state of Georgia. Says he served as quartermaster for one year and that he is entitled to the Continental and state bounty of land.
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