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Greenman, Jove, fl. 1783 [Testimony related to Lieutenant Joseph Wheaton]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02890 Author/Creator: Greenman, Jove, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document signed Date: December 17, 1783 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 16.8 cm Order a Copy

Lieutenant Greenman gives testimony regarding Lieutenant [Joseph] Wheaton. Describes a conflict between Wheaton and Lieutenant Pratt. Wheaton ordered Pratt to take command of a company, threatening to arrest him if he refused. Also complains that Wheaton sold supplies, including handkerchiefs, he received from Albany. Related to GLC02437.02880, thus possibly created circa 1783.

Greenman, Jove, fl. 1783
Wheaton, Joseph, 1755-1828

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