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Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 [General Orders]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04864.22 Author/Creator: Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 Place Written: Greeneville, Ohio Type: Autograph document Date: 15 October 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Order a Copy

Reports that the Commander in Chief has postponed the execution of three soldiers, Ephraim Barker, Archibald McDonald, and John Batuze until November 1st. Phineas Smith, a waggoner in the Quarter Master General's employ, is free to return to duty. Wayne was the general in command of the United States Army in Greeneville, Ohio.

Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796

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