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Renton, Benjamin (fl. 1865) [Notice of transportation furnished for Sergeant Judson Matthews, Company G, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06133.05 Author/Creator: Renton, Benjamin (fl. 1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 14 February 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26.1 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy

Renton, Assistant Quartermaster, informs the United States Army Paymaster General that he has provided transportation to Annapolis, Maryland, for Sergeant Mathews. States that Mathews is on a leave of absence granted by General Charles Adam Heckman. This document is partially printed on Assistant Quartermaster's Office (Railroad Transportation) stationery.

Renton, Benjamin, fl. 1865
Heckman, Charles Adam, 1822-1896
Mathews, Judson, fl. 1864-1867

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