Account book, 1775-1781.

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Account book, 1775-1781.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25157041

Records of assistant commissaries of purchases for provisions bought for the Continental Army; first sixteen leaves include accounts for sale of spirits and wine to individual soldiers and officers.

1 v. ; 41 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7141510

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Hinman, Truman, 1731-1793.

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Osborn, Shadrach, 1747-1838

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The firm of Hinman & Osborn was a general or dry-goods store located in Connecticut, probably in Southbury or Woodbury. The partners were Shadrach Osborn, and Truman Hinman. Shadrach Osborn was born on April 14, 1747, in Southbury, Connecticut. During the Revolutionary War, Osborn was involved with the commissary department. At the end of the war, Osborn was appointed a state purchaser of provisions for the army. He died on August 27, 1838. He had at least one son, Erastus Osborn (1785-1868)...