Pomfret acct. supply.g soldiers families ... : Pomfret, Jany. 18, 1779

Pomfret acct. supply.g soldiers families ... : Pomfret, Jany. 18, 1779

Account book|Selectmen of Pomfret to the General Assembly of Connecticut

Pomfret (Conn.) 1779

[16] p. ; 23 cm. (4to)

MSS L1992.1.105

Title from p. [1]|An account of monies due the town for supplying the families of soldiers Elish Stowell, Oliver Reed, Henry Smith, John Shaddon, Tho. Jones, Jacob Goodell, Nehemiah Bacon, Abiel Lyon, and Benjamin Sharp.|On p. [5]: The State of Connecticut to the town of Pomfret December 28th, 1778 to cash advanced for articles delivered for the support of the familiys of noncommissioned officers and soldiers belonging to the Continental Armay [sic] in & of ye sd. town of Pomfrett who inlisted for 3 years on and before the 20th day of Oct.r 1772 over & above the stated price ....|Selectmen's names appearing at the bottom of p. [15]: Amasa Sessions, Daniel Holt, Nathan Winter, and John Parkhurst|List of supplies and their monetary worth include flour, wheat, rye, and corn; potatoes, cabbage, and turnips; cheese, salt, sugar and molasses; beef, mutton, and pork; rum, coffee, and milk; shoes, flax, wool, and cotton; tallow. nails, bricks and boards; wood|The families are also paid for a day's work or for "keeping" or "pasturing" a cow|See also MSS L1992.1.105 for a single-sheet summary of the costs of supplies alloted each family. It includes a comparison of actual prices and state prices for the same goods.

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