Letter of Edward Carrington to C. Richmond, Auditor General for the State of Maryland, 24 December 1785.

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Letter of Edward Carrington to C. Richmond, Auditor General for the State of Maryland, 24 December 1785.

Letter, 1785, from Edward Carrington of Richmond Va., to C. Richmond, Esq., Auditor General for the State of Maryland at Annapolis, concerning claims made to the Quartermaster General's office in Philadelphia.

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Carrington, Edward, 1748-1810

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Edward Carrington (February 11, 1748 – October 28, 1810) was an American soldier and statesman from Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War he became a lieutenant colonel of artillery in the Continental Army. He distinguished himself as quartermaster general in General Nathanael Greene’s southern campaign. He commanded artillery at Monmouth and Yorktown. He was also present at Cowpens, Guilford Court House, and Hobkirk's Hill. During the war he became a close friend of George Washington....

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