Doughty, John (1754-1826) Return of the Women & Children at the Post of West Point & its Dependencies, that would have drawn Rations under the late Regulations, and also of the number of Extra Rations drawn under the new Contract
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01809 Author/Creator: Doughty, John (1754-1826) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 7 January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 21.7 x 21.9 cm. Order a Copy
Lists number of women and children by regiment and includes the amount of extra rations they will receive under the new regulations.
Return of the Woemen & Children at the Port of West Point & its Dependencies, that would have drawn Rations under the late Regulations, & also of the number of Extra Rations drawn under the new Contract -
Children Woemen Rats pr Extra Rats under
Day - ye new Contract -
New York [A. dy] - - 28 - - 22 - - 36 - - 15 8/15
Mass: [Rr ty - - - 28 - - 40 54 - - 26 ½
Sappers & Miners - - 1 5 - - 5 ½ - - 3
1st Conn. Reg - - - 8 - - 10 - - 14 - - 30 ½
2 - Do - Do - 8 - - 12 16 - - 30
3d - Do - Do - - - 6 - - 11 14 - - 30
Invalid - - - 14 - - 27 - - 34 - - 18
Total 93 - 127 - [struck: 20] 173 - 153 8/15
West Point
Jany 7. 1783 Jno Doughty
Fort Major
[docket]
Return of Women in the
different regiments - 7 Jany
1783
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