Revolutionary War-dated ALS, signed "Asa Waterman," one page both sides, 7.5 x 13, Roxbury, September 17, 1775, in part (spelling and grammar retained): "Amos is well and does is Duty as a Soldier well…We have Extended our Fortifications…Yesterday They Fireed Sevarall shott at our people…May be more Blood being shed…Account that we git it is more Liberty." In good to very good condition, with significant paper loss. Asa Waterman (1743-1789) was a commissary during the Revolutionary War and was responsible for providing food and supplies to the troops. His career in the American Revolution began when he left Norwich, Connecticut, with his regiment for the siege of Boston after May 25, 1775. He was stationed in Roxbury, Cambridge, and Providence, Rhode Island, and became involved in supplying provisions to the nearby troops. By January 1777, Waterman had become a commissary for several militia and continental regiments. He soon became a Deputy Commissary under the Congressional plan of organization for the commissary.
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