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Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 Estimation of the Debts due from the Quarter Master Department in Pennsylvania

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03150.01 Author/Creator: Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 Place Written: Pennsylvania Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1780-1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.8 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Tabulates the debts of the department under General Nathanael Greene. Explains difficulties collecting the information and comments on his findings at length.

Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806

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