Christopher Greenup muster rolls, 1778.

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Christopher Greenup muster rolls, 1778.

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Original manuscript muster rolls taken by Christopher Greenup on 13 and 14 Apr. 1778. The rolls provide names of soldiers and the commanding officer under whom they served in the 16th Virginia Regiment. A few names are crossed or abbreviated.

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United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 16th

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Greenup, Christopher, 1750-1818

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Christopher Greenup (1750?-1818) was born in either Loudoun or Westmoreland County, Virginia. During the Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the 16th Virginia Regiment, and was later promoted to colonel. After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and began practice in Fayette County, Virginia (now a part of Kentucky). He began his political career in 1785, when he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Greenup was also present at the state conventions in 1785 and 1788, a...