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Title: New York, State of Act and Resolution
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24232
Description: An act to amend an act for regulating impresses of forage and carriages, and for billeting troops within the State of New York.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Equipment and supplies; Soldiers--Billeting; Impressment
Date: 1779; 2022

Title: Hay, Udny to Sir James Jay, 1779 February 21; Hay, Udny to Sir James Jay
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23803
Description: Letter from Udny Hay to Sir James Jay. Fishkill - Takes the liberty of making observations on the bill now under the consideration of the Legislature for regulating the impress of carriages for the army; makes certain suggestions and amendments. Thanks him and other gentleman of the Legislature for the indulgence he has met with on this subject.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Political Philosophy; Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; Quartermasters; Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Social life and customs; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Political aspects; Impressment; Hay, Udny; Jay, Sir James
Date: 1779-02-21; 2022

Title: Buchanan, John to Nathanael Greene, 1779 October 1; Buchanan, John, 1743-1822 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20283
Description: Letter from John Buchanan to Nathanael Greene. Desiring authority to impress vessels for the transportation of the Carolina brigade.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States. Continental Army--Supplies and stores; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; Quartermasters; Impressment; Buchanan, John, 1743-1822; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-10-01; 2022

Title: Williamson, Matthias to Charles Pettit, 1778 September 17; Williamson, Matthias to Charles Pettit
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:24369
Description: Letter from Matthias Williamson to Charles Pettit. Elizabethtown - Asking for an inquiry into an affair of one Captain Riley, of the Twelfth Pennsylvania Regiment, who impressed a horse belonging to a Mr. Salter and never returned it.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Lived Experience; 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; Impressment; Williamson, Matthias; Pettit, Charles, 1736-1806
Date: 1778-09-17; 2022

Title: Smith, Elijah to Nathanael Greene, 1779 October 4; Smith, Elijah to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:22767
Description: Letter from Elijah Smith to Nathanael Greene. Glastonbury, Conn. - Asking for payment for a horse, worth at the time of its impressment £25. Gives all the details concerning the matter.; 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; Horses; Quartermasters; Impressment; Smith, Elijah; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-10-04; 2022

Title: Hay, Udny to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 11; Hay, Udny to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:20334
Description: Letter from Udny Hay to Nathanael Greene. Wagoners to be exempted from military duty during their term of service. Praises the Governor for the pains he has taken to serve the department. Difficulty of impressing teams. Wages of fatigue men. Question of forwarding the seven traveling forges. Scarcity of horses; the cheapest cost 00 a piece. Waiting patiently for supply of cash. Colonel Robert Livingston's iron works; needs 4000 cord of wood. Difficulty to procure pasture. Sends copies of returns. Payment of certificates for transporting baggage of the Convention troops. Asks for late resolve of Congress respecting treatment of staff officers charged with any crime. Wages of artificers. Has written Colonel Smith to hasten the stores from Springfield. In want of canvas for tents. Gives reasons for differing with General Greene about a court of inquiry.; 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--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Quartermasters; United States. Army--Pay, allowances, etc.; Impressment; Hay, Udny; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-11; 2022

Title: Lind, Arthur to Nathanael Greene, 1779 May 12; Lind, Arthur to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:21690
Description: Letter from Arthur Lind to Nathanael Greene. Ordered by Colonel Heth to proceed immediately to Pompton for his baggage; applies for a horse to go on the above business. Also asks for sufficient power to impress a wagon at Pompton.; 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; Impressment; Lind, Arthur; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-05-12; 2022

Title: Varnum, James M. to Nathanael Greene, 1779 January 13; Varnum, James M. (James Mitchell), 1748-1789 to Nathanael Greene
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:23117
Description: Letter from James M. Varnum to Nathanael Greene. Warwick - Announcing the removal of Mr. Mitchell and the installation of Captain Tew as quartermaster. Enemy in Rhode Island have been short of provisions. Act passed by General Assembly concerning impressment of articles for the army. General Sullivan very angry. Most of the posts without wood or forage. Warren and Bristol supplied in currency of no estimation. Wood .00 a cord; other things in proportion. Wishes to know intention of Congress concerning his application for dismissal from the service. Mrs. Varnum well; his brigade in perfect health.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Economy; Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Economic aspects; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives; Finance, Personal--United States; Forage; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns; Quartermasters; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women; Impressment; Varnum, James M. (James Mitchell), 1748-1789; Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786; United States. Army. Quartermaster's Department
Date: 1779-01-13; 2022

Title: Lee, Richard Henry to [Thomas Jefferson], 1776 November 3; B J35.x10. Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794. Letter to [Thomas Jefferson]
Identifier(s): apsrevcity:16751
Description: A transcription of a letter from Richard Henry Lee to Thomas Jefferson informing him that he had heard the Jefferson had declined a seat in Congress. Lee describes the current happenings in the War including his thoughts on the Battle of Valcour Island where Benedict Arnold and the United States Navy were defeated as well as Alexander McDougall's brigade. Lee writes that he believes that the "quarrel" between Spain and Portugal and Russian Naval moments will benefit the United States in their war with Britain. He writes about the gossip in Congress, presumably, about him. Lee describes his ideas and concerns about the need for ships and sailors. He suggests the conscription of "Orphan and poor Children" ("bound to the Sea"). He moves on to describe creating safe ports and increasing the protection of ports. He also describes access to timber and making cannons. He concludes by writing, "[l]et us have Cannon, Small Arms, gun powder, and industry; we shall be secure—But it is in vain to have good systems of Government and good Laws, if we are exposed to the ravage of the Sword, without means of resisting. [...] I do not think our armed Vessels can be so well [em]ployed in any other business as in m[aking] two or three trips to the French and Dutch Islands for these necessaries, carrying Tobacco and fine flour to purchase them."; Recipient's copy at the Library of Congress, this is a transcription.; American Philosophical Society
Subject: Waging the War; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Child labor; Child labor--United States; Impressment--United States--History--18th century; Draft--United States; United States. Navy--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Valcour Island, Battle of, N.Y., 1776; West Indies--Commerce--United States; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--American forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Children; Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801; McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Date: 1776-11-03; 2022