1900. ] CALENDAR OF THE GREENE CORRESPONDENCE, 3438 
Petitions. 
ARTIFICERS UNDER BOLTON (Lieut.), to GEN. GREENE: 
1778.—December 4. West Potnt.—Settiug forth Lieut. Bolton’s 
fine qualities, and petitioning that if the company must be 
broken up, they may not be ordered into Capt. Sizer’s com- 
pany, but into Capt. Pendleton’s. Vol. x, Notai: 
LAWRENCE, WILLIAM, AND OTHER EXPRESS-RIDERS, to GEN. 
GREENE: 
1779.—December.—Petitioning for an increase of their pay. 
Vol. xii; No. 4. 
McCOLLISTER, ALEXANDER, AND OTHER EXPRESS-RIDERS, to 
GEN. GREENE: 
1779.—ebruary 22.—Asking that their wages may be raised to 
eight dollars a day. Vol. iv; No. 37; 
Mitt, WILLIAM (Capt.), ARTIFICERS OF, to Cot. BALDWIN: 
I 779.—February 8 Camp.—Engaged in the service with the 
understanding of being entitled to every perquisite due to the 
common soldier; this promise not fulfilled; ask for redress 
that they may be able to support their families, otherwise their 
servitude will be worse than the ‘‘ Egyptian Bondage.”’ 
Vol. iv, No. 86. 
Vo Date.—Asking for some redress against certain taxations. 
Vol. iv, No. 84. 
WVo Date.—Asking that their tools may be paid for, and also 
their doctors’ bills. Vol. iv, No. 85. 
PyNCHON, WILLIAM, AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
SELECTMEN OF SPRINGFIELD, to THE HON. COUNCIL OF THE 
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS Bay : 
1778.—August 91.—Want of economy in the expenditure of public 
money destroys the people’s confidence. The case of the Con- 
tinental Ferry across the Connecticut river; the tremendous 
cost of it; asks that a public inquiry may be made into the 
matter. Vol. xi, No. go. 
Van Court, ELIAs, to GEN. GREENE: 
1779.— October 27.—Petition from Elias Van Court, a tailor, ask- 
ing that he may be released from the guard-house, where he 
has been confined eleven days for some offense. 
Vol. viii, No. 98. 
