Quote of the day...

“An act for punishing mutiny and desertion, and for the better payment of the army and their quarters... and whereas the publick houses and barracks, in his Majesty’s dominions in America, may not be sufficient to supply quarters for such forces; and whereas it is expedient and necessary that carriages and other conveniencies, upon the march of troops in his Majesty’s dominions in America, should be supplied for that purpose...”

Indirect Taxation: The Quartering Act (May 15, 1765)*

*Greene, Jack P. 1975. Colonies to Nation, 1763-1789. W W Norton & Company Incorporated.