, ▁Gen . ▁N ath ana el ▁Gre ene , ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁relationship . ▁“ Am ong ▁the ▁earliest ▁attach ments ▁of ▁the ▁general ’ s ▁life , ▁was ▁one ▁formed ▁with ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene . ▁And ▁to ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁their ▁lives , ▁the ▁affection ate ▁regard ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁held ▁each ▁other , ▁was ▁nearly ▁pro verb ial .” ▁They ▁engaged ▁in ▁a ▁significant ▁volume ▁of ▁correspond ence ▁during ▁the ▁war , ▁much ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁preserved ▁or ▁recorded . ▁ ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁During ▁ 1 7 7 5 ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁served ▁as ▁comm iss ary ▁to ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁troops . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 7 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁pay master ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Regiment ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ; ▁this ▁regiment ▁was ▁then ▁commanded ▁by ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁Colonel ▁Christopher ▁Gre ene . ▁During ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁Qu arter master ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army , ▁his ▁cousin ▁Major ▁General ▁N ath ana el ▁Gre ene . ▁ ▁Mar iet ta ▁and ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Country ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Griff in ▁Gre ene ▁was ▁a ▁pione er ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Country . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁Mar iet ta ▁and ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ory , ▁serving ▁in ▁multiple ▁positions ▁of ▁government , ▁including ▁justice ▁of ▁the