Copy of a contract made with John Bray to furnish rations for US troops in New Jersey counties of Somerset and Middlesex
Document 1799Articles of agreement for recruiting of troops, between Jonathan Rhea on behalf of Secretary of War and John Bray.
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Copy of Signed Document
Description
Articles of agreement for recruiting of troops, between Jonathan Rhea on behalf of Secretary of War and John Bray.
Date
04/06/1799
Document number
1799040690201
Page start
1
Notable persons
John Bray
Jonathan Rhea
Secretary of War
recruits
Major General Hamilton
William Dunham
Notable locations
Somerset County
Middlesex County
Baskenridge Township
Morris County
Middletown
Monmouth County
New Jersey
New Brunswick
Trenton
Notable items
contract
recruiting rendezvous
provisions
returns
rations
rum
whiskey
ardent spirits
vinegar
duel
straw
rate
bread
flour
rice
sifted or boulted Indian meal
fresh beef
salted beef
salted port
salt
mills
soap
price