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A collection of 29 handwritten documents estimating the cost of supporting the Continental Army during 1780

Title	A collection of 29 handwritten documents estimating the cost of supporting the Continental Army during 1780
Place	Philadelphia
Corp Creator	United States. Continental Congress.
Date	1779-1780
Subject(s)	United States - Economic conditions United States. Continental Army - Equipment and supplies United States. Continental Army - Finance United States. Continental Army - Pay, allowances, etc United States. Continental Army - Procurement United States. Continental Army - Supplies and stores United States. Continental Army - Taxation United States. Continental Army. Poor's Brigade United States. Continental Army. Quartermaster General's Dept. United States. Continental Congress - Statistics
Phys Desc	29 items
Notes	In various unidentified hands, these documents were apparently prepared by or for a committee of the Continental Congress which, in 1780, was attempting to reform the Quartermaster General's department [1] List of papers containing returns, estimates, &c. on which general estimates are formed -- [2] Estimates of horses teams & harness necessary for the army... for one year : calculated as they cost in... 1775 -- [3] Estimate of horses teams & harness... calculated at the present cost in the year 1780 [6] Estimate of horses necessary for the army on the North River... also of General Poor's Brigade and the cavalry in Connecticut for winter quarters -- [8] Estimate of the wages & subsistence of all the persons employed in the Quarter Master General's Department... -- [11] Estimate of forage wanted for the support of 19,190 public horses... -- [16] Estimate of house carpenters tools requisite for an army... [23] Estimation of the portions of provision... for an army of 32,000 men... -- [25] Estimate of the pay for 49 regts of infantry, 4 regts of artillery, and 4 regts of cavalry... -- [26] Hospital officers and incidental charges for 1 year -- [27] Estimation of the cost of cloathing for an army of 32,000 men -- [29] Estimate of the taxes which the thirteen United States can pay annually for the support of the army... Estimates based on an army of various sizes: 30,000 (nos. 10-13); 32,000 ( nos. 23, 26, 27); and 40,000 (nos. 14-22) Watermarks: TMW (Thomas M. Willcox: nos. 1, 4, 6-8, 10-13, 28); Whatman ( James, Jr.: nos. 23-27); Van der Ley (nos. 17, 19-21); C. Taylor (Clement Taylor: nos. 2, 9); LV[G?] (nos. 3, 29); GR with crown (no. 22)
Format	Mss
Call Number	MSS L1994.1.399
Rights	Image for research and educational use only. For publication of images contact library@societyofthecincinnati.org

Title	Estimate of the Wages of Subsistence 1780 p2
Call Number	MSS L1994.1.399

A collection of 29 handwritten documents estimating the cost of supporting the Continental Army during 1780

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A collection of 29 handwritten documents estimating the...

A collection of 29 handwritten documents estimating the...