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Renton, Benjamin, fl. 1865 [Notice of transportation furnished for Private Aaron Scott, Company F, 19th Regiment, United States Colored Troops]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06133.01 Author/Creator: Renton, Benjamin, fl. 1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 6 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 25.2 x 20.4 cm. Order a Copy

Renton, Assistant Quartermaster, informs the United States Army Paymaster General that he has provided transportation to Baltimore, Maryland for Private Scott. States that Scott is on a leave of absence granted by General Benjamin Franklin Butler. This document is partially printed on Assistant Quartermaster's Office (Railroad Transportation) stationery. Docketed in pencil.

Renton, Benjamin, fl. 1865
Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893
Scott, Aaron, fl. 1865

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