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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01301 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0038] January 1782 |
| Title | Contract between the U.S. Treasury and Comfort, Richard, and Joshua Sands of New York for acquiring rations for West Point soldiers |
| Date | ca. January 1782 |
| Author | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) |
| Document Type | Military document; Government document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Agreement between Morris, acting as Superintendent of the Finances of the United States (appointed by Congress), and Comfort Sands, Richard Sands and Joshua Sands of New York that the Sandses will "furnish and deliver" to West Point and other nearby posts a number of rations of provisions to be determined weekly by the Secretary of War. Provisions include flour, beef or pork, whiskey or rum, salt, and vinegar. Contemporary clerical copy created for Knox's file. Morris was a signatory of the U.S. constitution. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Contract Government and Civics Merchants and Trade Commerce Continental Congress Congress Finance West Point (US Military Academy) Continental Army Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions Alcohol |
| People | Morris, Robert (1734-1806) Sands, Comfort (1748-1834) Sands, Richard (fl. 1781) Sands, Joshua (fl. 1781) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Morris was a signatory of the U.S. constitution. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Henry Knox to Comfort Sands on the provision of military supplies |