Month: December 1999

“Employed in carrying cloathing & provisions”: Wagons and Watercraft during the War for Independence – Part I

by John U. Rees Part I.“Country Waggons,” “Tumbrils,” and “Philadelphia Carts”Wheeled Transport in the Armies of the Revolution “The Weight of the Waggons of the Army.” [hundredweight] The large English 13: 3: The Philadelphia 13: 3: 11 & 13: 2: _ 7. _. _. The Dutch or American 7. 2. _. 8. _. _. 8.…

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