Rebecca Black Dupont letters and notes, 1941.

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Rebecca Black Dupont letters and notes, 1941.

This collection consists of two letters from the Battle of Germantown Commemorative Association of Mt. Airy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Rebecca Black Dupont, both from 1941. The first letter requests information on the disinterment and reburial of General Nathanael Greene; the second letter thanks Dupont for the information on General Greene and contains a copy of the Association's "Notes on Major-General Nathanael Greene." Also included in the collection are rough notes made by Dupont regarding an apparent celebration, as she recommends Mayor Thomas Gamble as a speaker.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6908761

Georgia Historical Society

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Dupont, Rebecca Black, 1869-1945.

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Rebecca Black Dupont (1869-1945) was Savannah, Georgia's first woman stenographer. She began her career with the Plant System (railroads) in Savannah October 1, 1895, and retired in 1935 as a veteran clerk of the Savannah offices of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. She was an active leader in many women's organizations in Savannah. From the description of Rebecca Black Dupont letters and notes, 1941. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166147824 ...

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Revolutionary War officer. From the description of Papers, 1778-1786. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19593641 Army officer. From the description of Nathanael Greene papers, 1775-1785. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979865 Nathanael Greene was a major general in the Continental Army. He was promoted to Quartermaster General in 1778. From the description of Papers, 1778-1780. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat ...