Scope and Content: Richard Devens, a member of the Committee of Safety, was appointed commissary general by Nov. 1775 (Resolves 1775-76, c 343).  The commissary general was occupied in the delivery of arms and provisions needed by the state for the war effort. A store building was built in Watertown in Feb. 1776 (Resolves 1775-76, c 679), where the state government was then located. In May 1776 the commissary office was moved to Boston and a store established there, following the British evacuation of that city.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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