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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02314 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0061] 16-31 July 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for army rations issued for three men employed in the ordinance department |
| Date | 21 July 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Provision return for three men employed in the ordinance department from 21-24 July. Also includes two women who received rations. The three men served in Lieutenant Wright's company of artillery artificers. A total of 26 rations were issued over the four days. Signed by Lieutenant Wright and Major Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Docket signed by a William Burrows 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 |
| 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 |