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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00488 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1780 |
| Title | Estimate of the profits of the office of the Commissary General of Forage |
| Date | 8 November 1780 |
| Author | Pettit, Charles (1736-ca. 1806) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Pettit, acting as Assistant Quarter Master General, responds to the request of Colonel Clement Biddle, former Commissioner General of Forage, for the profits of his office since 2 March 1778, when General Nathanael Greene became Quarter Master General. Provides a detailed calculation of Biddle profits from commissions. Provides an example of the form and acceptability of war-profiteering during the American Revolution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Finance Economics Continental Army Military History |
| People | Pettit, Charles (1736-ca. 1806) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |