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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01832 |
From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0051] 1-15 January 1783 |
Title | Army Rations issued to Elizabeth Cottril |
Date | 14 January 1783 |
Author | Platt, Richard (1755-1830) |
Additional authors | Forsyth, Robert (1754-1794) Cotrill, Richard (fl. 1783) |
Document Type | Military document |
Content Description | Orders to issue rations, "whiskey excepted," to Elizabeth Cottril, Richard Cottril's wife. Countersigned by Robert Forsythe and endorsed by Richard Cottril. |
Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions West Point (US Military Academy) Continental Army Women's History Alcohol |
People | Forsyth, Robert (1754-1794) Platt, Richard (1755-1830) Cotrill, Richard (fl. 1783) Cotrill, Elizabeth (fl. 1783) |
Place written | West Point, New York |
Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History |
Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
Additional Information | Forsyth was a Commissary and the first US Marshal to be killed in the line of duty. |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |