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Continental Congress, 1774-1789 [Military account book]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04773 Author/Creator: Continental Congress, 1774-1789 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document Date: 1 April 1778- 10 June 1779 Pagination: 1 v. : 103 p. : Height: 33.1 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy

Includes detailed records for the payment of generals, aid-de-camps, other military posts, and military supplies. Cited as created by the Second Continental Congress, though possibly created by the Massachusetts Board of War.

United States, Continental Congress

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