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suesalter1
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Strange Occupation

Post by suesalter1 »

Does anyone know what a 'Captain's Clerk, American Army' did? The man in question wasn't even American - He came from Scotland!
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Re: Strange Occupation

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here sue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain%27s_clerk

poss he got the job because he could read and write ?
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suesalter1
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Re: Strange Occupation

Post by suesalter1 »

Thanks for your reply. He was actually a Captain's Clerk in the American Army, not the Navy but I suppose the job entailed the same kind of duties. I have since learned he emigrated to America with his family and served in the American Civil War!
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