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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02451 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0062] 1-15 August 1783 |
| Title | Order to issue army rations from Samuel Shaw for Stephen A. Hopkins to the commissary at West Point |
| Date | 1 August 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Order issued by Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, telling the commissary at West Point to issue 31 complete rations for Stephen A. Hopkins who was employed by the engineering department engraving cannons. Docket signed by the mark of a Sarah [Waner] stating that contractors delivered the rations. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Women's History Artillery Artisans |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |