Inspection return of Capt. Tisdale's company in the 3d Mass. Regt. of foot commanded by John Greaton Esqr. : accounting for the cloathing drawn by the comp[an]y between the 1st of Jan[uar]y and the 31st of August 1781 inclusive : spacefying [sic] the casualties of arms, accutraments, ammunition, camp equipage and cloathing ... [and] showing the present state of the same.

Inspection return of Capt. Tisdale's company in the 3d Mass. Regt. of foot commanded by John Greaton Esqr. : accounting for the cloathing drawn by the comp[an]y between the 1st of Jan[uar]y and the 31st of August 1781 inclusive : spacefying [sic] the casualties of arms, accutraments, ammunition, camp equipage and cloathing ... [and] showing the present state of the same.

[2] p. ; 42 cm.

MSS L2001F349

Tabular account of arms and clothing issued to each of 51 named enlisted men. Inventoried items include firelocks, bayonets, swords and sword belts, drums and drumsticks, fifes, knapsacks, haversacks, canteens, flints, cartridges and cartridge boxes, coats, vests, breeches, overalls, hats, caps, shoes and shoe buckles, stockings, mits, and blankets.
On verso, the account reconciles with the previous inspection those articles lost whether by desertion, discharge, transfer, or wear.
Watermark: Two "C"s, entwined, one backwards. Apparently not in Gravel.
Both Greaton and Tisdale were original members of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, though Greaton died within months of his signing.
Shelved with oversized mss.

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