Wadsworth and Carter receipts(1782–1783)
- MS 1984.2
- Microfilm: M-1561
- 14 items
Bills and receipts of the firm of [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [Col.] Carter [alias of John Barker Church], American agent for the French army. Documents relate to circumstances surrounding the Battle of Yorktown, October 1781, primarily concerning the return of wagons and teams of horses. Other receipts cover shoeing horses, traveling, recruiting army drivers, supplying food grains, straw, wood, and salt, and labor costs. Mentioned specifically are Count de Rochambeau, Marquis de Lafayette, and the “Duke’s [Lauzun] Legion” in Hampton, [VA]. There is also mention of Samuel Beale, J. Cammill, John Davis, John Debow, Mark Garrett, B.H. Holmes, Christian Ish, Thomas Lewis, Warner Lewis, Daniel Moore, Levi Pease, J. Penon, Benjamin Powell, and Daniel Rogan.
Also see Wadsworth receipts in #125.
Inventory
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 1782 January 1 | Return of teams: under command of Maj. John Davis, Williamsburg. |
| 1782 January 8 | Return of teams: under command of Maj. John Davis, Williamsburg. |
| 1782 January 10 | Return of teams: under command of Maj. John Davis, Williamsburg. |
| 1782 January 11 | Return of teams: under command of Maj. John Davis, Williamsburg. |
| 1782 February 12 | Receipt: French officer acknowledges supplies of corn and barley for the French army. |
| 1782 February 28 | Bill: Warner Lewis, Williamsburg, to Mssrs. Wadsworth and Carter re corn and barley. |
| 1782 March 29 | Bill: Mssrs. Wadsworth and Carter to Daniel Rogan for drivers for the army. |
| 1782 April 21 | J. Cannill: Return of wagons and teams in my brigade in the French service. |
| 1782 April 23 | Daniel Moore: A return of my brigade of horses and teams. |
| 1782 April 26 | Receipt: Levi Pease pays Christain Ish, Lancaster, VA farrier, for setting horse shoes. |
| 1782 May 18 | Receipt: Mssrs. Wadsworth and Carter pay B. Holmes for supplies for use on Comte de Rochambeau’s ship. |
| 1782 September 12 | William Wadsworth and Carter, to Capt John Debow, Pompton Plains, NJ, re supplies of hay, oats, straw and wood. |
| 1782 December 19 | Bill: Mark Garrett, Williamsburg, to Intendant General of France, Jamestown, re beeves and salt for French soldiers. |
| 1783 July 1 | Receipt: Daniel Alcott pays Benjamin Powell, Dumfries, VA, for services as driver for Mssrs. Wadsworth and Carter. |
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