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uniforms

(n): clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a particular group as a means of identification
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8 months ago chained_bear said:

Captured at Yorktown, from the British "Deputy-Quarter-Master" and seized "in consequence of his violation of the right of flags":
77 uniforms for non-commissioned officers.
17 ditto (meaning "the same") for drummers (and fifers, included because "drummers" was used synonymously with "musicians").
420 ditto privates.
12 ditto servants.

These were listed separately from other items of clothing such as hats, caps, coats, jackets, and other items such as cloth.

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