Commissioners of Purchases Accounts (PA) 1780-1783

About This Collection

This collection begins with a list of general purchases made by the army which shows the supplies purchased, their quantity, the purchaser, the merchant, the county where the transaction occurred, and the battalion or military unit. After this listing of general purchases, the rest of the files are arranged by county and show supplies and quantity purchased, the price, the vendor, the Commissioner of Purchases for each county, and detailed receipts. The counties documented are Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Lancaster, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia City, Westmoreland, and York. Images are arranged alphabetically by county. This collection is part of the Office of the Comptroller General which was created in 1782.