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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02343 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0061] 16-31 July 1783 |
| Title | Provisions returns for three employees in the Ordinance Department |
| Date | 29 July 1783 |
| Author | Wright, J. (fl. 1783) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Provision return for three men employed in the Ordinance Department at one and one half rations per day. Also includes rations for two women for two rations per day. The return is signed by Lieutenant J. Wright and Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Knox. A docket on the verso acknowledges receipt from the contractors of New York and New Jersey. The docket is signed by Wiliam Burrows. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Women's History |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Wright, J. (fl. 1783) Burrows, William (1758-1804) |
| 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 |