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Hundreds of letters and documents written at Valley Forge have been
published in collections that represent the best-remembered men of
the Revolution. There are also documents of uncounted numbers by
lesser officers and staff functionaries that have never
Hundreds of letters and documents written at Valley Forge have been
published in collections that represent the best-remembered men of
the Revolution. There are also documents of uncounted numbers by
lesser officers and staff functionaries that have never
In July 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the appointment
of a Commissary of Military Stores, who was responsible for the
receipt and issuance of military stores. These letters concern the
procurement, shipment, repair and sale of military stores;
estimates of stores needed and on hand; construction of ordnance
installations; and payment and discharge of employees. The letters
were authored by three men: Commissary General of Military Stores
and Assistant Quartermaster Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary General of
Military Stores Benjamin Flowers, and Deputy Commissary of Military
Stores Richard Frothingham; however, Samuel Hodgdon produced the
majority of the letters in his various positions in the military
stores operations of the Continental Army. Military stores were
critical to the army's operations, but Washington's men also faced
shortages of clothing, food, and pay throughout the war. After
1781, and Cornwallis's surrender, there were no more major actions
for the Continental Army in the North, and Hodgdon's letters assume
a less frantic tone. These documents present a literal translation
with spelling, punctuation and grammar remaining as they are found
in the original. Letters are introduced by the names of the
addresser and addressee. Volume 1 of this two volume series covers
July 19, 1778-March 31, 1781; Volume 2 covers April 3, 1781-May 24,
1784. An index to full names, places and subjects completes each
volume.
In July 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the appointment
of a Commissary of Military Stores, who was responsible for the
receipt and issuance of military stores. These letters concern the
procurement, shipment, repair and sale of military stores;
estimates of stores needed and on hand; construction of ordnance
installations; and payment and discharge of employees. The letters
were authored by three men: Commissary General of Military Stores
and Assistant Quartermaster Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary General of
Military Stores Benjamin Flowers, and Deputy Commissary of Military
Stores Richard Frothingham; however, Samuel Hodgdon produced the
majority of the letters in his various positions in the military
stores operations of the Continental Army. Military stores were
critical to the army's operations, but Washington's men also faced
shortages of clothing, food, and pay throughout the war. After
1781, and Cornwallis's surrender, there were no more major actions
for the Continental Army in the North, and Hodgdon's letters assume
a less frantic tone. These documents present a literal translation
with spelling, punctuation and grammar remaining as they are found
in the original. Letters are introduced by the names of the
addresser and addressee. Volume 1 of this two volume series covers
July 19, 1778-March 31, 1781; Volume 2 covers April 3, 1781-May 24,
1784. An index to full names, places and subjects completes each
volume.
Hundreds of letters and documents written at Valley Forge have been
published in collections that represent the best-remembered men of
the Revolution. There are also documents of uncounted numbers by
lesser officers and staff functionaries that have never been
published, or have been printed long ago and are no longer readily
available. The intent of this effort is to present a selection of
these, in the seventh of such volumes, to allow greater
understanding and appreciation of the Valley Forge Encampment. The
six month encampment of the Continental Army at Valley Forge has
long since entered the realm of American myths. Some of the stories
that have become legendary are reinforced in the letters herein.
There are a number of references to the lack of shoes, blankets and
clothing. Food was in desperately short supply. Efforts to rectify
these difficulties are represented in these pages. Documents are
arranged chronologically, and the original spelling and punctuation
has been retained. A descriptive note at the foot of each entry
gives the source location of each document, and identifies the
writer and recipient the first time each individual appears. The
author scoured the National Archives and more than twenty other
state archives, university libraries, and historical societies in
his search for these rare papers. An index to full-names, places
and subjects adds to the value of this work.
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