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Lunch Bite - Nathanael Greene’s pistols

July 8, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm

Join Historical Programs Manager Andrew Outten for a presentation on a pair of holster pistols that was owned by Gen. Nathanael Greene and given to his aide-de-camp, Nathaniel Pendleton, who served under Greene during the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. The brass box-lock pistols were made about 1782 by William Grice and Charles Freeth of Birmingham, England, and feature the initials “NG” engraved on the silver escutcheons. This Lunch Bite will focus on the history of the pistols along with Greene and Pendleton’s relationship and service together. This presentation will be held in our research library and last approximately 30 minutes.

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Details

Date:
July 8, 2022
Time:
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Venue

Anderson House
2118 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008 United States
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Phone:
202-785-2040

Organizer

The Society of the Cincinnati
Website:
https://www.societyofthecincinnati.org/