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Title: Biddle, Clement to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 27; Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19763
Description: Letter from Clement Biddle to Nathanael Greene. Informing him what States can be depended on for supplies of forage. Advising that the inhabitants of certain districts left at home to cut the hay and grain. Asking that the question of pasturing the horses can be presented to His Excellency.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Mobilizing the Populace; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Family life--18th century; Forage; Quartermasters; Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-27; 2022

Title: Pettit, Charles to Nathanael Greene, 1779 February 26; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22247
Description: Letter from Charles Pettit to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Has forwarded to Colonel Cox all the returns of a late date. Numerous duties which fall to him. Must obtain some assistance. Difficulties in obtaining sums of money from the Treasury. His ideas about collecting and sending in the vouchers. Johnson Smith's accounts. Mr. Mitchell's affair. An Estimate of the expenses of the Quartermaster's department for an army of 6000 men for one year. February 27 - Just heard from Colonel Cox of the enemy's being out; next account will be of their going in and then an embarkation. Must put off his trip to Trenton, as in the present crisis of affairs he is afraid to be a day absent.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-02-26; 2022

Title: Abeel, James to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 22; Abeel, James, 1733-1825 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19811
Description: Letter from James Abeel to Nathanael Greene. Has discovered the reason of the deficiencies in the stores, sent off to Mr. Weiss from Morristown. Many of the articles found in the possession of the inhabitants of that town, all of whom will be in gaol before night. Wants to know if the men in the wagonmasters department shall be sent to camp or tried by the civil law. Great want of twine for the tent-makers.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Treason; Quartermasters; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-22; 2022

Title: Greene, Nathanael to George Washington, 1779 June 7; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 to George Washington
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23434
Description: Letter from George Washington to Nathanael Greene. Asking for a new order to prevent each regiment having so many wagons, and to keep women and lazy soldiers from riding in them.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Wagons; Washington, George, 1732-1799; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1795; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-06-07; 2022

Title: Reed, Joseph to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 28; Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23008
Description: Letter from Joseph Reed to Nathanael Greene. Asking that the Quartermaster's department will settle John Coryell's affairs - that is, if he does not refuse reasonable propositions.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; Horses; Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-28; 2022

Title: Samuel Barrett and Company to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 12; Barrett, Samuel and Co. to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19914
Description: Letter from Nathanael Greene to Samuel Barrett and Company. Condolences with him on the loss of so capable, so honest and so assiduous a person as Mr. Andrews. Applies for the agency himself. His well-known fitness for it. Mentions various people who can furnish him with testimonials.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Social networks--18th century; Quartermasters; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; Samuel Barrett and Company; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-12; 2022

Title: Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 16; Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22438
Description: Letter from John Mitchell to Nathanael Greene. Philadelphia - Enclosing copy of a letter received from Colonel Davis from Carlise, concerning pack-saddles. Not one of the wagons engaged by Mr. Patton to convey stores to Easton has yet to come. His Excellency's wagons will set out for camp on Tuesday.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; Wagons; Mitchell, John, 1741-1816; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-16; 2022

Title: Morgan, Jacob to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 7; Morgan, Jacob to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22553
Description: Letter from Jacob Morgan to Nathanael Greene. Reading - Same as letter above, with the exception of a postscript relative to the return of stores for the month of March.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; Morgan, Jacob; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-07; 2022

Title: Hall, Benedict Edward to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 1; Hall, Benedict Edward to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21370
Description: Letter acknowledging General Greene's kindness in taking him to his suite. The kind of life he has led and is leading. Asks to be remembered to various people. Will attend him some time in April. Wants furlough for that time.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States. Continental Army--Military life; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Hall, Benedict Edward; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-01; 2022

Title: Greene, Nathanael to Charles Pettit, 1779 June 10; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806 from Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22527
Description: Letter from Charles Pettit to Nathanael Greene. Smith's Clove - The bearer is sent by Mr. Bowen for a large sum of money to enable General Gates to make preparations for another important expedition against Rhode Island. Asks that he may be given a liberal supply, and with as much dispatch as possible, the business being important.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Quartermasters; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-06-10; 2022

Title: Biddle, Clement to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 22; Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19954
Description: Letter from Clement Biddle to Nathanael Greene. Enclosing one set of the returns of his department and promising others.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-22; 2022

Title: Livingston, William to Nathanael Greene, 1779 February 17; Livingston, William, 1723-1790 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21798
Description: Letter from William Livingston to Nathanael Greene. Morristown - Acknowledging favor of 14th inst. with the enclosures. Sorry to hear that any magistrate should furnish matter of complaint either for delinquency in duty or excess of authority. Not sure that he has any particular authority to exercise over them, but will lay the paper before the Privy Council.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Quartermasters; Livingston, William, 1723-1790; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-02-17; 2022

Title: Greene, Nathanael to Jacob Weiss, 1779 June 10; Weiss, Jacob from Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23448
Description: Letter from Nathanael Greene. Camp. Smith's Clove - Orders concerning the transportation of stores; let proper assortment come on at once to the army. Asks that an oil cloth he left behind may be forwarded.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-06-10; 2022

Title: Abeel, James to Unknown recipient, 1779 January 18; Abeel, James, 1733-1825 to unknown correspondent
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:19902
Description: Letter stating that James Abeel is sending the unknown recipient six sleds of different sorts and asking their opinion of them. Entire sixty will be completed in a day or two.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Lived Experience; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; Food supply; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Forage; Abeel, James, 1733-1825; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-18; 2022

Title: Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 November 28; Mitchell, John to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22064
Description: Letter from John Mitchell to Nathanael Greene. Further intelligence of the engagement in the Channel not so clear; no more than a probability that it took place.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Naval operations, British; Mitchell, John, 1741-1816; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-11-28; 2022

Title: Cox, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 31; Cox, John, 1731-1793 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20643
Description: Letter from John Cox to Nathanael Greene. Bloomsbury - Has hurried on the wagons. Will set out for Philadelphia early the next morning, from which town hopes to sent portmanteaus and tents in plenty.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States. Continental Army--Military life; Wagons; Cox, John, 1731-1793; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-31; 2022

Title: Furman, Moore to Nathanael Greene, 1779 October 31; Furman, Moore to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21225
Description: Letter from Moore Furman to Nathanael Greene. Pittstown - Concerning horses for Lord Stirling's division.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Quartermasters; Horses; Furman, Moore; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-10-31; 2022

Title: Pierse, John, Jr. to Nathanael Greene, 1780 November 9; Pierse, John, Jr. to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22623
Description: Letter from John Jr. Pierse to Nathanael Greene. West Point - Asking him to give directions that his office may be supplied with firewood.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; Pierse, John Jr.; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1780-11-09; 2022

Title: Hooper, Robert Lettis Jr. to Assistants in Quartermaster's Department, 1780 February 28; Hooper, Robert Lettis, Jr. to Assistants in Quartermaster's Department
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20689
Description: Letter from Robert Lettis Hooper. Easton - Attempts to procure money fruitless. No further contracts must therefore be made, nor must articles appertaining to the quartermaster or forage departments be purchased for the use of the United States, until further instructions are received from General Greene, Colonel Biddle or himself. Begs them to come to the office and close their accounts, so that he may furnish General Greene with a list of debts due against the department.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Finance; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Forage; Military camps; Horses; Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797
Date: 1780-02-28; 2022

Title: Blodget, William to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 24; Blodget, William, 1754-1809 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20066
Description: Letter from William Blodget to Nathanael Greene. Mrs. Greene's phaeton to be repaired by Saturday. Finds upon inquiry that the most advantageous opening for himself is a captain of marines on board the Dean Friday. Expects to drink tea with the Governor that afternoon and will present General Greene's compliments. The city in commotion owing to a publication threatening vengeance on monopolizing speculators unless prices are reduced to what they were the Christmas before. Various arrests made. Inhabitants to hold a probably stormy meeting at the State-house.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social aspects; United States--Social conditions--18th century; Social networks--18th century; War and families--United States--History--18th century; Family life--18th century; Quartermasters; Blodget, William, 1754-1809; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-24; 2022