Data chart of the American army between 1777 and 1783

Item

Type

Autograph Letter Signed

Title

Data chart of the American army between 1777 and 1783

Description

Secretary at War Joseph Carleton complies with a request for information on the American army, enclosing a chart of data from 1777 to 1783.

year created

1785

month created

04

day created

27

sent from location

War Office

recipient

sent to location

War Office

in collection

in image

notable person/group

James McHenry
Joseph Carleton
Congress
officers
military
troops
army

notable location

War Office
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Rhode Island
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia

document number

1785042715001

page start

1

transcription

In compliance with your request, I have the honor to enclose a general return of the commissioned officers and privates of the late American army, which is not to account as could be wished, but is the best that could be found out of imperfect materials in this office.

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (4 pages) BRA01 (4 pages) Collection: James McHenry Papers B: 1, P: 2

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Joseph Carleton War Office [n/a]
Recipient James McHenry War Office [n/a]