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Strange Occupation

Postby suesalter1 » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:23 pm

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

Postby peterd » Sat Jan 11, 2014 5:45 pm

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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Re: Strange Occupation

Postby suesalter1 » Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:51 pm

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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