A COMPARATIVE LISTING OF CLOTHING RETURNS
FOR THE NEW JERSEY REGIMENTS OF 1777

A General Return of Clothing Issued by the Clothier Genl. to 1st: Jany. 1778.
1st N.J. 2nd N.J. 3rd N.J. 4th N.J.
Coats 408   — 467 299
Jackets
[i.e., waistcoats] 		469   28 302 306
Breeches 240   17   60 257
Shirts 746 344 506 501
Shoes 616 184 413 540
Stockings 302   78 302 506
Hats 251   — 207 160
Blankets 310 190 123 228
Hunting Shirts   — 208   —   10
Overalls 220 200 250 270
Mitts   —   —   —   46
Comparison with the other clothing returns, as well as the May and June 1777
letters concerning the coats issued to the 3rd New Jersey, has determined
that the clothing on this listing was received prior to the 15 September 1777
issue of clothing.


A Return of Clothing Issued at Camp from 15 Septmr. 1777
  1st N.J. 2nd N.J. 3rd N.J. 4th N.J.
Coats   51   52     8   62
Waistcoats     8   29     8 136
Breeches   56   61   53 163
Shirts   35 191   64 203
Stockings 312 205 500 277
Shoes 159   94 131 130
Overalls   42   24   80     5
Blankets   26   30   24   10
Hats   66   —   —   71
Caps   —   63   —   —
Mitts   —   28   —   —
Leggins   —   30   —   —
Great Coats   —     6   —   —


Return of Cloathing wanting in the Brigades... Camp at Towamensing Octr 13 1777
1st N.J. 2nd N.J. 3rd N.J. 4th N.J.
Coats   50   —     9   84
Waistcoats   64 191   92   82
Breeches 100 218   52 113
Stockings   51 236 142 164
Shoes 111 117 119 169
Shirts   50 217   38 127
Blankets   45 147 112 163
Hats   56 227   15   68
No hunting shirts, overalls, stocks or knapsacks were shown wanting.
Timothy Pickering wrote on the return that
In some regiments they have returned their overalls, knapsacks
& hunting shirts wanting: the other regiments in general probably
have the like wants tho they have not mentioned them and many I
suppose said nothing of knapsacks because they are not furnished by
the clothier-Haversacks also are exceedingly wanted for carrying
the mens provisions - In the last action [the Battle of Germantown,
4 October 1777] the men having no other way many tied their
provisions up in their blankets & shirts some of which were lost in
consequence thereof...


Issued by the Clothier General for the use of the
Second New Jersey Regiment to the 1st. January 1778
Coats Vests Breeches Shirts Shoes
  52   57   78 535 228
 
Hose Blanketts Hunting
Shirts 		Overalls Caps
278 220 208 224   63
 
Mitts Lygien
[leggings] 		Great
Coats 		   
  28   30     6
Copy delivered Colol. Shreve by the Congress
David Rhea, Lieut. Colo.
Second Regiment Jersey
This document corroborates the several issues of clothing
made during the year and helps to clarify when the
various issues were made. All of the listed clothing was
issued 15 September 1777 except for 28 vests, 17 breeches,
344 shirts, 78 stockings, 190 blankets, 200 overalls and
208 hunting shirts which were issued early in the same
year.