Supplies for Troops

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Financing the war for American independence was extremely difficult for former British colonies that had never had to fight outside the protection of the British Empire. By 1782, the new state governments and the Continental Congress were virtually bankrupt. Americans rapidly lost confidence that the paper money being printed in such vast quantities held any real value. Thomas Dickinson of Deerfield, Massachusetts, was typical in preferring “Hard Money” (or coinage) to depreciated paper currency in payment for the beef he supplied as part of the town’s allotment for the troops fighting the war.

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Item typeLegal Documents
Invoice
AuthorSelectmen of Deerfield
Date1782-01-01
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
Commerce, Business, Trade, Consumerism
EraRevolutionary America, 1763–1783
EventAmerican Revolution. 1775–1783
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatHandwriting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: manuscript, paper, ink Height: 4.25 in Width: 6.25 in
Catalog #L99.090
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Selectmen of Deerfield. Supplies for Troops. January 1, 1782. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l99-090/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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