Petition of the Widow Greene
Document 1792Discusses petition of Catherine Greene, the widow of General Nathaniel Greene. Mrs. Greene had presented to the United States Congress a petition for indemnity to recover funds that her husband had paid to Charleston merchants for clothing of troops during the Revolutionary War.
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[Philz: Oct. 15th 1792.
Col. [undecipherable] Carrington
[ private ]
[undecipherable: Appro?]
Type
Letter, Type Undetermined
Description
Discusses petition of Catherine Greene, the widow of General Nathaniel Greene. Mrs. Greene had presented to the United States Congress a petition for indemnity to recover funds that her husband had paid to Charleston merchants for clothing of troops during the Revolutionary War.
Date
10/15/1792
Author
Recipient
Repository
Collection
Document number
1792101500101
Page start
1
Note
Marked private, Henry Knox is the likely author of this document.
Notable persons
Edward Carrington
Henry Knox
Catherine Greene
Nathaniel Greene
widow
merchants
Notable locations
War Department
Charleston
Notable items
enclose you a reported report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the petition of Catherine Greene
late general Greene
presume will more fully answer the purposes mentioned in your letter
any thing further necessary in this office or the office of the Secretary of State which you may require I will endeavor to forward it