Name/Title
Receipt /Record of Feeding of Soldiers (1776–1777)Entry/Object ID
2025.02.18.02Tags
MilitaryDescription
Possibly a bill indicating the food and lodging of 21 men. There is multiplication in the top right corner indicating that the cost was 8 pence per 21 men. The back of the bill suggests a transfer of flour and iron.Context
Revolutionary War era movement of troopsMade/Created
Date made
Dec 11, 1776 - Sep 10, 1777Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
WarrenState/Province
Rhode IslandRegion
NortheastContinent
North AmericaInscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
(Front) Warren December 11 1776
The State of Rhode Island [illegible]
to Supping and Breakfasting 21 men from Abington Belonging to Colonel Jons Regiment (Note: could be referring to Col. William Jones)
(Note on above: two big crossouts may indicate this scrap of paper was reused for message below.)
(Back) September 10 1777 Major Nathan Munroe Ditr. to carting a lode (load) of flour and iron for the town of Rich[mond?]
from the five mil to Warren 00.05Lexicon
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George Hail Free LibraryDate
February 18, 2025Relationships
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Warren During the Revolutionary WarCreate Date
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October 29, 2025
