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Washington, George, 1732-1799 [Muster roll of Potomac Company]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01083 Author/Creator: Washington, George, 1732-1799 Place Written: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 18 October 1787 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; 34.1 x 18.7 cm. Order a Copy

Signed by Richardson Stuart, authorizing payment of those on the muster list. Also signed by John Fitzgerald, Washington's former aide-de-camp, and by Colonel George Gilpin. Lists the names of workers in the Potomac Company, founded by George Washington to construct canals along the Potomac River.

Fitzgerald, John, -1799
Gilpin, George, 1740-1813
Stuart, Richardson, ?-1822
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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