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[Receipt for soap and candles]

Receipt for John Holt for soap and candles. For the use of "Ct Lathrop Company." Signed by Morris as deputy quartermaster.

GLC01450.143.01

[List of mathmatical calculations]

Document contains a number of mathematical calculations and the words "Adam Shapley" and signed "Colo. Elys".

GLC01450.143.02

[Provision return]

Reads "A Provision Return of Capt Calkinses Company for Eleven Men. To the Comdg Lebediah Gates Sergent."

GLC01450.143.03

[Provision return]

Provision return for eleven men in Captain Colking's company. Verso contains a crossed out receipt.

GLC01450.143.04

[Provision return]

Provision return for eighteen men of Captain Colkin's company.

GLC01450.143.05

A provision return of Colo John Ely Regt for January 11 & 12: 1777

Lists pounds of bread and beef provided to various officers in John Ely's regiment. Also lists number of men under each officer.

GLC01450.143.06

[Provision return]

Reads "A provision Return for 9 Men for Capt Colkine Company that fell in this Day for the Company."

GLC01450.143.07

[Reciept for beef and bread]

Received "seven pound beef & seven pounds bread an allowance of seven men" in Justus Buck's regiment.

GLC01450.143.08

[Reciept for a prisoner]

Requests that money be delivered to sergeant Chapman for various things, including a prisoner.

GLC01450.143.09

A provision return of Colo John Ely's regiment for January 17: 18 & 19: 1777

Lists pounds of bread, pork, and beef provided to various officers in John Ely's regiment. Also lists number of men under each officer. Dated January 17, 1777 - January 19, 1777.

GLC01450.143.10

A provision weekly return of Colo John Ely's Regt for January 18th 1777

Lists pounds of bread, pork, and beef provided to various officers in John Ely's regiment. Also lists number of men under each officer. Signed on verso. Note on verso states that Morris received the articles mentioned.

GLC01450.143.11

[Reciept for bread]

Received thirty pounds bread for his company from "John Deshon Commissary."

GLC01450.143.12

[Provision return]

Provision return for fifty men in captain Buck's company.

GLC01450.143.13

[Provision return]

A provision return for sixty-six men under captain Oliver Grant in colonel John Ely's regiment.

GLC01450.143.14

[Provision return]

Provision return for one hundred men.

GLC01450.143.15

[Provision return]

Provision return for eighty men for captain Calkin's company.

GLC01450.143.16

[Provision return]

Provision return for thirty nine men in Oliver Grant's company.

GLC01450.143.17

[Provision return]

Provision return for Captain Buck's company containing one hundred men. Signed on verso. Veros also reads "100 Beefe, 75 Pork."

GLC01450.143.18

[Bounty paid to Daniel Dee]

States that Dee receives half bounty for thirteen men, whose names are listed. Verso signed by Dee, saying he received the money. Also sworn to and signed by Oliver Ellsworth.

GLC01450.143.19

[Service record of John Ely]

Lists dates when Ely was commissioned, taken prisoner, paroled, recalled, and exchanged. States his service time totaled four years two months and twenty three days.

GLC01450.143.20

[Account between John Ely and Connecticut]

Formal record listing money owed to Ely by Connecticut. Includes pay and reimbursement for expenses incurred during fighting.

GLC01450.143.21

[Account betwee John Ely and Connecticut]

Formal record listing money to Ely by Connecticut. Includes pay of one dollar per day for time while he was captured, and reimbursement for expenses such as rations incurred during fighting. Includes conversion values between old currencies and...

GLC01450.143.22

to Hannah Seeley

Discusses army life. Says he enjoys writing her in his spare time. Tells her that "The movements of a rambling army...exposed to the dangers of leaded weapons...slaughter & bloodshed affor nothing but maloncholy scenes...too shocking for matter o...

GLC01450.165.01

to Hannah Seeley

Speaks of his desire to return to a peaceful life now that the war is over. "As we have now happily terminated a war which has raged for eight full years with every species of Horror, I contemplate the speedy return to the peaceful paths of domestic...

GLC01450.165.02

to Simon Edgel

Note signed by twelve enlisted men asking Captain Edgel, spelled Edggall, to give all their pay to Lieutenant Ebenezer Hill. Signed by John Claflin, Daniel Hunt, Samuel Wheelock, Jesse Miller, Isaac Smith, Ebenezer Littlefield, John Fairbank, Ezra...

GLC01450.216.03