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I. Supply of Wagons for an Army of thirty Battalions of Infantry and two Regiments of Cavalry, for the carriage of Baggage, Bread, and Provisions, with Horses in proportion:
N˙ B˙ Complete harness wanting for four hundred and ninety wagons; four horses to each wagon.
It is intended that the magazines for this army should be carried by water, and not more than twenty miles distance from it.
Head-Quarters, Boston, 27th November, 1775.
Proper saddles wanting for the whole number of batthorses
WILLIAM SHERRIFF, D˙ Q˙ M˙ G.
Letter from General Howe to the Earl of Dartmouth, enclosing copies of Returns and Estimates, with occasional Remarks
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Wagons
Horses
For the baggage of one battalion,
12
48
Twenty-nine more,
348
1,392
For the soldiers' tents of one battalion,
0
10
Twenty-nine more,
0
290
For the bread of one battalion,
4
16
Twenty-nine more,
116
464
For the baggage of one regiment of cavalry,
8
32
One more,
8
32
For the bread of one regiment of cavalry,
2
8
One more,
2
8
For the generals and staff officers, including their saddle-horses,
40
342
To mount two regiments of cavalry,
0
600
For the saddle-horses of the officers of one battalion of infantry, supposed to be,
0
14
Twenty-nine more,
0
406
Total,
540
3,662
For what time.
Hay — Tons.
Rat˙ 20 lb.Oats — Tons,
Rat˙ 9 lb.For one day,
33
15
For ninety-one days,
3,003
1,365
Distribution.
Horses.
Wagons.
Light Dragoons,
0
234
Ditto Quartermaster-General,
50
80
Generals and other officers,
0
160
50
474
Wanting to complete,
490
3188
Total,
540
3,662
Horses.
Wag.
Lieutenant-colonel,
9
For one battalion, batt-horses included,
95
Major,
7
8 captains, 5 each,
40
18 subalterns, 3 to 2
27
1 to the general' s com˙,
2
5 staff, 2 each,
10
Twenty-nine more,
2755
95
Bread,
4
For one battalion,
28
7
Provisions
3
Twenty-nine more,
812
203
For mounting two regiments of cavalry,
600
Batt-horses for ditto,
66
Bread,
6
For two regiments
40
10
Provisions,
3
For the general and staff officers, including their saddle-horses,
342
40
Total,
4,738
260
Hay — Tons.
Rat˙ 20 lb.Oats — Tons.
Rat˙ 9 lb.For one day,
43
20.
For ninety-one days,
3,913
1,820
Horses.
Wagons.
Difference between the two returns,
1,076
280
Hay — Tons.
Rat˙ 20 lb.Oats — Tons.
Rat˙ 9 lb.Horses
Effective,
200
Wanting to complete,
448
Total,
648
546
273
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