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This Grand Supply the Samuel Hodgdon Letterbooks, 1778-1784. Volume 1, July 19, 1778-March 31, 1781
Contributor(s): Hodgdon, Samuel (Author), Boyle, Joseph Lee (Author)

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 ISBN: 0788452568     ISBN-13: 9780788452567
Publisher: Heritage Books
OUR PRICE: $28.50  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: December 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Dewey: 973.3
LCCN: 2012374428
Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" L (0.87 lbs) 342 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
Features: Index
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 39
 
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Publisher Description:
In July 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the appointment of a Commissary of Military Stores, who was responsible for the receipt and issuance of military stores. These letters concern the procurement, shipment, repair and sale of military stores; estimates of stores needed and on hand; construction of ordnance installations; and payment and discharge of employees. The letters were authored by three men: Commissary General of Military Stores and Assistant Quartermaster Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary General of Military Stores Benjamin Flowers, and Deputy Commissary of Military Stores Richard Frothingham; however, Samuel Hodgdon produced the majority of the letters in his various positions in the military stores operations of the Continental Army. Military stores were critical to the army's operations, but Washington's men also faced shortages of clothing, food, and pay throughout the war. After 1781, and Cornwallis's surrender, there were no more major actions for the Continental Army in the North, and Hodgdon's letters assume a less frantic tone. These documents present a literal translation with spelling, punctuation and grammar remaining as they are found in the original. Letters are introduced by the names of the addresser and addressee. Volume 1 of this two volume series covers July 19, 1778-March 31, 1781; Volume 2 covers April 3, 1781-May 24, 1784. An index to full names, places and subjects completes each volume.
 
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