[MANUSCRIPT RATIONS REPORT, SIGNED BY CHARLES POMROY, BENJAMIN STEELE, AND MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE RATIONS OF BEER, PEAS, AND SOAP ALLOCATED TO GENERAL TYLER'S ...

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[MANUSCRIPT RATIONS REPORT, SIGNED BY CHARLES POMROY, BENJAMIN STEELE, AND MAJOR GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF THE RATIONS OF BEER, PEAS, AND SOAP ALLOCATED TO GENERAL TYLER'S ... A Revolutionary-era manuscript report, giving an accounting of the rations of beer, peas, and soap allocated to General John Tyler's 3rd Brigade of Connecticut militia between August 15 and September 12, 1778. The report, dated in the text November 2, 1778 (but likely misdated November 3 at top), was drafted by Charles Pomroy, quartermaster to the brigade. In it, Pomroy certifies "That there is Due to Genl. Tylers Brigade of Militia as per Acct. of my Book of Issues" from this period "Twenty seven Thousand seven Hundred and Twenty six Rations of Peas and Beer and Eighteen Thousand one Hundred and Eleven Rations of Soap Which is Agreeable to my Book of fees." Pomroy proceeds to give a detailed breakdown of the rations, with a table presenting the 27,776 rations of beer and peas totaling £260 8s and £130 4s, respectively, and the 18,111 rations of soap totaling £19 8s 8d, all for a combined total of £400 0s 8d. Pomroy records funds received from the quartermasters of Colonel Smith's and Colonel Herrick's regiments for their shares of the provisions in the amount of £71 1s, which is subtracted from the combined total above, leaving a grand total of £328 19s 8d. The report is signed at bottom, "Charles Pomroy QM to Brigade."On the verso, Benjamin Steele, deputy paymaster general of the Con

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