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(Memoirs, 1798, p. 82.) [ 153 ] The Private Soldier Under Washington Expert artisans were called upon to make paper for bank-notes,^ print proclamations, and provide many articles in constant demand. These men were usually excused from all other duties, and found it to their advantage to exhibit their ability when called upon." The dearth of skilled misans in America is well illustrated by the petition presented to Congress in 1776, in which sundry paper-makers prayed that Nathan Sellers of Col...onel Paschall's battalion might be ordered home "to make and prepare moulds, washers and utensils for carrying on the paper manufac- tory." ^ The " gunbarrel-maker," the saltpetre- maker, and he of the " nailer's business " were in such demand that they could hardly be spared for military service.^ Forges had been set up all over the Colonies, giving employment to iron-workers and gunsmiths. The latter were not numerous, and a few of these accepted the bait or bribe of high wages in England, offered by leading royalists, and left the country.^ Some of the sol- diers were ordered to act as servants to their oflS- ■ Washington's Orderly Book kept at Valley Forge (Griffin), p.
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