Rations for troops stationed in New Jersey
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Rations for troops stationed in New Jersey
Description
Senator Dayton requests some additional information about the supplying of rations to U.S. troops stationed in both Elizabethtown and New Jersey as a whole. Dayton wishes to know whether the supply of rations such as beef and pork will be delivered to any one post in particular, or to the whole state of New Jersey. Dayton also wishes to know whether the rations will be divided proportionately, or left to the contractor or commanding officer to decide.
year created
1799
month created
07
day created
19
author
sent from location
Elizabethtown
recipient
in collection
in image
note
Cited in McHenry to Dayton, 07/20/1799.
notable person/group
James McHenry
Jonathan Dayton
Elias Dayton
merchant
military
troops
commanding officer
contractor
notable location
Elizabethtown
post
New Jersey
notable item/thing
Rations
beef
salt beef
pork
food
notable idea/issue
Rationing
Provisional Army
document number
1799071940201
page start
1
number of pages
3
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | KAE01 (3 pages) | Collection: James McHenry Papers | B:1797-1815, MH 23. |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jonathan Dayton | Elizabethtown | [n/a] |
| Recipient | James McHenry | [unknown] | [n/a] |