Commissary

At the instigation of Alonso Sánchez, the junta recommended the King to recall the Commissary and extinguish the office, but he refused to do so.

The Philippine Islands John Foreman

Officially he was known as the Commissary-General.

People You Know George Ade 1905

Before the office of the Commissary was a sentry without rifle.

The Book of All-Power Edgar Wallace 1903

Our daily rations from the Commissary was a quart of rice or hard-tack, and a half pound of salt pork or corn-beef.

My Life In The South Stroyer, Jacob, 1849-1908 1898

Our daily rations from the Commissary was a quart of rice or hard-tack, and a half pound of salt pork or corn-beef.

My Life In The South Jacob Stroyer 1878

The Commissary was a solemn person, full of the stiff formality exhibited by members of the French magistracy, the juniors especially.

The Passenger from Calais Arthur Griffiths 1873

The Republic has been proclaimed; a new "Commissary" ( "Prefect" is an altogether unrepublican word) is appointed; he is shortly after stirred up to vigorous action (usually in the way of cashiering officials), and Jérôme is a victim of this _mot d'ordre_.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century George Saintsbury 1889

To this amount disbursed on account of Quartermasters, Paymasters, 'Commissary's, Ordnance and Adj't General's Department, State of Mississippi, from the 17th December, 1862 to the 30th September, 1863, inclusive.

Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Mississippi, December Session of 1862, and November Session of 1863 Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives 1862

These posts will come over the next few weeks as my writing catches up with my travels and I fit my writing into my Frog Commissary responsibilities.

Steve Poses: On the Road: Farm Stands of the Hudson River Valley, NY Steve Poses 2010

Larry, who is also our Frog Commissary Director of Operations, still has a home in Tuxedo, NY, where he lives when not at our The Franklin institute headquarters with his wife Susan and daughter Sarah.

Steve Poses: On the Table: Farm Stands of New York's Hudson River Valley Steve Poses 2010