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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08393 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0015] September-December 1776 |
| Title | Book of Accounts – Regiment of Artillery Commanded by Colo. Henry Knox |
| Date | 1776 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Account book is written in two hands, one unknown, and the other Samuel Shaw. Relates to officers serving under Knox in the artillery in 1776. Each entry is accompanied by Shaw's notes as to whether the account was settled, adjusted, etc. Many of Shaw's notes indicate, "settled" or "adjusted in account current with Chs. Knowles." Entries relate to officers such as Thomas Foster, Edward Burbeck, Eliphelet Newell, William Perkins, Jotham Drury, Henry Burbeck, Ebenezer Stevens, Stephen Badlam, David Mason, John Crane, William Dana, etc. It is reported on the cover that all expenses in the account book are in New England money. It appears that several thousand pounds was spent by the regiment. Specific charges are not usually listed; the exception is that various entries are included for the purchase of cloth and clothing. |
| Subjects | Military History Finance Artillery Soldier's Pay Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Textile Military Supplies Continental Army Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knowles, Charles, (d. 1796) |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Knowles was a paymaster during the Revolutionary War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |