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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06300 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Receipt book noting supplies for the Continental Army |
| Date | January 1777- June 1778 |
| Author | North, Benjamin (fl. 1777- 1778) |
| Document Type | Book; Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Includes the faint signature of [Robert E. Turner?] on the outer front cover. The first entries are recorded at Peekskill; subsequent locations include White Plains, Fishkill, and Continental Village, New York; Stamford, Connecticut; Morristown and Bound Brook, New Jersey, among others. North, possibly a Quartermaster in General George Washington's army, record amounts paid for supplies. Records the purchase of hay, horses, oxen, carts, and horseshoes, among various other items. Also records payment for services, such as for driving oxen. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Transportation Continental Army Finance Military Supplies |
| People | North, Benjamin (fl. 1777- 1778) Turner, Robert E. (fl. 1777-1778) Washington, George (1732-1799) |
| Place written | Peekskill, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |