Camp kettles were commonly issued to soldiers on both British and Continental sides. The kettles were straight sided and made from tin so they were lighter to carry, much like milk pails of the period. In Washington’s army on 2 September 1776 an orders notation said “…the officers are to see that the men take…all their Tin-camp kettles…with the tents and poles.” Many kettles were damaged from the soldiers throwing them onto equipment wagons so the orders strongly stated “…no man is on any account to presume to put camp kettles belonging to the mess in a waggon.”
Thanks to Stephen Gilbert and John U. Rees for the research.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.261 years ago on March 24, 1765, the British Parliament enacted the first of two Quartering Acts empowering the local governments of the British colonies in North America to provide the British Regular soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area. This attack on privacy rights was immediately considered abhorrent to the less-than-loyal British colonists and would be remembered throughout the Founding Era and beyond.
Eleven years later, in June of 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote into the Declaration of Independence a reference to this usurpation or abuse of power by adding these words about the king, “He has combined with people others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation: For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us.”
And then, thirteen years after the adoption of the Declaration, the first Federal Congress was presented by James Madison with what would become the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which reads, “No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.”
The protection of private property in any form became a cornerstone in the principles of the Continental Congress, the Confederated Congress under the Articles of Confederation as well as the Federal System ratified under the U.S. Constitution on June 21, 1788.
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The King's Shilling... 12 pence, adjusted for currency differences it's about a quarter in value, give or take.
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