Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814 [Receipt for supplies purchased from Otis & Andrews]

GLC02437.00788

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GLC#
GLC02437.00788-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
November 1779
Author/Creator
Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814
Title
[Receipt for supplies purchased from Otis & Andrews]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 20.7 cm
Primary time period
American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sub-Era
The War for Independence

Receipt noting that Otis & Andrews [& Henley] "supplied sundry articles of clothing- inclusive of an inconsiderable quantity of arms, lead & c and sundries in the Quartermaster Generals Department- from 16 October 1778 to the 13 January 1779." Includes balance of account with the note, "The above charges are in paper money, and probably have been settled by the Scale of depr," likely referring to the scale of depreciation.

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