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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02186 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0059] June 1783 |
| Title | Army rations issued to Joseph Manning |
| Date | 26 June 1783 |
| Author | Stewart, M. (fl. 1783) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Orders to the contractors at Newburgh, New York for six days' provisions for Joseph Manning, a soldier in the Rhode Island regiment who is going to home on furlough. Two dockets on verso. One is signed by Manning stating that the contractors delivered the rations. The second one is signed by Major Samuel Shaw, one of Knox's aides-de-camp. Shaw ordered the commissary to issue the rations. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Continental Army Military Provisions West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| 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 |