1From George Washington to William Barber, 29 December 1782 (Washington Papers)
You are hereby particularly appointed to inspect the Horses of Sheldon’s Legion; for which purpose you will repair as soon as may be to the Quarters of that Corps at Danbury & the adjacent Towns—It is much my wish that your inspection & examination into the state and quality of the Horses should be as accurate as possible—And you are authorized & directed to Suffer only those to continue in...
2From David Humphreys to William Barber, 3 February 1783 (Washington Papers)
The Commander in Chief will have occasion immediately for duplicate abstracts of the Musters of the whole Army , made out from the last Rolls in your possession, exhibiting accurately the total numbers from thereon, & the different times of service for which all the Men are engaged, in such a manner as that the whole may be seen at a single glance. I am Sir Your Most Humble Servt DLC : Papers...