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ALT Original caption: Conestoga wagon used on early highway freight line. Copied by Mr. Block August 11, 1911. Six horses are hitched to a Conestoga wagon. A sign on the wagon says “Philada. to Pittsburgh 20 days.”
![In CONVENTION for the State of Pennsylvania. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1776. On Motion, Ordered, THAT Two thousand copies of the Particulars of the Rations allowed for the FLYING CAMP, be printed and distributed among the Men. Extract from the Minutes, JOHN MORRIS, jun. Secretary. The RATION for each man, as copied from the Minutes of the Honorable the Continental CONGRESS, is as follows, One Pound of Beef, or Three Quarters of a Pound of Pork, or One Pound of Salt Fish, per Day. One Pound of Bread or Flour per Day. Three Pints of Peas or Beans per Week, or Vegetables equivalent at One Dollar per Bushel for Peas or Beans. One Pint of Milk per Man per Day, or at the Rate of 1/72 of a Dollar . One Half-pint of Rice, or One Pint of Indian Meal, per Man per Week. One Quart of Spruce Beer, or Cyder, per Man per Day or Nine Gallons of Molasses per Company of 100 Men per Week. Three Pounds of Candles to 100 Men per Week, for Guards. Twenty-four Pounds of Soft or [complete transcription at link]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HOeaddgWMAA81Rl.jpg?name=orig)
ALT In CONVENTION for the State of Pennsylvania. FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1776. On Motion, Ordered, THAT Two thousand copies of the Particulars of the Rations allowed for the FLYING CAMP, be printed and distributed among the Men. Extract from the Minutes, JOHN MORRIS, jun. Secretary. The RATION for each man, as copied from the Minutes of the Honorable the Continental CONGRESS, is as follows, One Pound of Beef, or Three Quarters of a Pound of Pork, or One Pound of Salt Fish, per Day. One Pound of Bread or Flour per Day. Three Pints of Peas or Beans per Week, or Vegetables equivalent at One Dollar per Bushel for Peas or Beans. One Pint of Milk per Man per Day, or at the Rate of 1/72 of a Dollar . One Half-pint of Rice, or One Pint of Indian Meal, per Man per Week. One Quart of Spruce Beer, or Cyder, per Man per Day or Nine Gallons of Molasses per Company of 100 Men per Week. Three Pounds of Candles to 100 Men per Week, for Guards. Twenty-four Pounds of Soft or [complete transcription at link]
ALT A view of Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, hand-written with edits placed throughout. Held in the Library of Congress Jefferson Collection. Photo by Shawn Miller.
ALT A view of Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, hand-written with edits placed throughout. Held in the Library of Congress Jefferson Collection. Photo by Shawn Miller.
ALT A view of Thomas Jefferson's rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, hand-written with edits placed throughout. Held in the Library of Congress Jefferson Collection. Photo by Shawn Miller.
