He shouldered his musket in the days of his youth against a cruel, powerful and unrelenting foe who were wasting, spoiling and destroying his oppressed country; burning her houses and defenseless towns and exposing her helpless citizens to indescribable miseries. He exposed his life and endured the privations of the soldier, the toils of the field and garrison to achieve the independence of these United States. And led on by the immortal Washington and other dauntless heroes through sanguinary trials, he now beholds the fruits of his labor: the freedom of his country from the chains of the tyrant. May kind Heaven preserve his beloved country from the calamities of such another war.
(Jonathan Doty Senr. S5356)

In the Diary of the American War, Hessian General Johann Ewald stated years later: "What can you achieve with such small bands who have learned to fight dispersed, who know how to use every molehill for their defense, and who retreat as quickly when attacked as they advance again, and who will always find a space to hide. Never have I seen these maneuvers performed better than by the American militia, especially those of the Province of New Jersey. If you were forced to retreat against these people, you could certainly count on having them around you."

                        Start one day in advance.

     1 tsp. of yeast
     1 cup of water
     3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
     1/4 cup whole wheat flour
     1/4 cup of rye flour
     2 tsp. salt
     1 tbl. sesame seeds
     1 tbl. fennel seeds
     1 tbl. poppy seeds
     3 tbs. olive oil
     1/4 cup white wine.

In a small bowl dissolve the yeast in 1/4 cup of the water and add a few pinches of the four. Combine all the dry ingredients, including the seeds, in a medium mixing bowl. Using a fork, stir in the remaining 1/4 cup of water, olive oil, wine, and dissolved yeast, and knead for 10 minutes. You will have a stiff dough. Place it in a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and let rise in the refringerator overnight.

The next day, heat the oven to 400 degrees. Keeping the dough as cold as possible while your work with it, form it into a log and cut it into 8 roughly equal pieces. Roll each piece through a pasta machine or roll by hand to 1/16 inch thinckness. Lay two sheets of dough at a time on an oiled baking sheet, brush lightly with olive oil, and season with kosher or sea salt. Bake for 15-17 minutes until nicely browned and crisp. Keep whole or break into pieces to serve.
Yields about 3 dozen pieces.

Obviously, some of these ingredients were hard to come by on the run. People in the 18th century were big fans of sesame seeds. But, feel free to leave out what you will.

[New Barbadoes, September 8, 1781 ]May it please your Excellency, The perilous Situation of the frontiers of this County has induced me to make this Application to your Excellency at the Request of the Inhabitants, that a part of the Militia of the State should be called out to the Assistance of the twelve Months Men stationed here for the defence of the County. This Measure has become the more necessary as the few Men who were raised for a Year are reduced in Number by Enlistments into the Continental Army. One hundred & twenty Men were designed for the Protection of this Frontier, not above one fourth Part of which are now on duty here, while Closter which is also very much exposed, is entirely open to the Depredations of the Refugees, who are indefatigable in making nocturnal Expeditions for Horses, Cattle, & Prisoners.(1) On the 9th. of August they carried off fourteen Prisoners & a very considerable Number of Cattle & Horses-the greater Part of the Stock they were obliged to quit, but the Prisoners were safely lodged in the Sugar House, and on the 30th. ult. they made another Attempt upon this Quarter but were forced to leave all the Cattle & Horses they had taken, & in Spite of the Fire of their Gun-Boat, & Grape Shot to make a precipitate Retreat with the Loss of three men killed, & 6 or 7 wounded two of whom, one of them the Capt. of the Gun Boat, are since dead, some of the Others dangerously wounded, and one taken prisoner. Capt. Outwatcr who commandcd the Year'.s Men & Militia of the Vicinity who turned out On the Instant, had one man wounded thro' the Thigh, & two others slightly scratched. A small party of them succceded better at Closter last Wednesday night the 4th. Instant having carried off 10 head of Cattle & 4 Horses, & taken five white Men & a Negro prisoners. One Cole,(2) of the Militia of that Neighbourhood, who had deserted to the Enemy a few days before was their Conductor.
The Militia of this County have done so great a Surplus of Military Duty that I could wish, if the Governor's Ideas coincide with mine, to have one Class from one of the Regiments of the County of Somerset, & one Class from this County called to our assistance, to be Stationed at this Place & at Closter.

There are 4 farthings in 1 penny, 12 pence in 1 shilling,
and 20 shillings in 1 pound.
A guinea is 21 shillings, or L1. s1. (1.1.0), and there are
4 crowns in a pound (1 crown being 5 shillings).