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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01991 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 |
| Title | Army rations issued to Engineer's Department |
| Date | 8 March 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Document specifying the number of persons, days, and rations issued for the engineers at West Point from 1 March to 8 March. A total of 16 persons (from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Connecticut Regiments and the 3rd Artillery - as well as 1 hired mason) were used for the 8 days. A total of 192 rations were issued. Signed by Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp and Joseph Chasman as superintendent. Docket signed with an illegible signature. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions West Point (US Military Academy) Continental Army Prisoner Artisans Artillery |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |