Receipt /Record of Feeding of Soldiers (1776–1777)

Front of item

Front of item

Name/Title

Receipt /Record of Feeding of Soldiers (1776–1777)

Entry/Object ID

2025.02.18.02

Tags

Military

Description

Describes transfer of soldiers from one location to another.

Context

Revolutionary War era movement of troops

Made/Created

Date made

Dec 11, 1776 - Sep 10, 1777

Time Period

18th Century

Place

City

Warren

State/Province

Rhode Island

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

(Front) Warren December 11 1776 21 The State of Rhode Island [illegible] 8 to Supping and Breakfasting 21 men from [illegible numbers] 8 Abington Belonging to Colonel [illegible] Regiment (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 [illegible] and iron for the town of Rich[illegible] from the five mil to Warren 00.05

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

military personnel

Dimensions

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

7 in

Material

Paper

Location

Location

Other

Main Floor Stair Case

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

February 18, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Places

Place

City

Warren

State/Province

Rhode Island

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Exhibition

Warren During the Revolutionary War

Create Date

February 18, 2025

Update Date

August 13, 2025