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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00808 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0022] January-June 1780 |
| Title | Receipt of money paid for a servant |
| Date | 16 May 1780 |
| Author | Beal, Cato (fl. 1780) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (fl. 1780) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Receipt of money paid for the services of a servant (likely a black servant) of General Henry Knox. Witnessed by Nabby Crocker and signed with Cato Beal's mark. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. |
| Subjects | African American History Finance Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Women's History Continental Army |
| People | Beal, Cato (fl. 1780) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Crocker, Nabby (fl. 1780) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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