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Commissary General: Record of provisions delivered to various regiments

Part of: Massachusetts Commissary General

Record of provisions delivered to various regiments, 1775.

1 folder
Call no.: PS1.05/2393X

Scope and Content: Initial arrangements for provisioning Massachusetts troops during the American Revolution began with the appointment in Feb. 1775 of John Pigeon as commissary of stores (later commissary general) by the Committee of Safety at the request of the Second Provincial Congress.  This record of such provisioning was kept by Isaac Hall of Medford, who served as a deputy commissary under Pigeon, from Apr. 22 until Aug. 3, 1775, after which provisioning functions were taken over by the commissary of the Continental Army, Gen. Joseph Trumbull.
Arrangement: Arranged by regiment
Notes: Cover title: Provisions delivered various regiments
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