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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01746 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0049] December 1782 |
| Title | Certificate for Andrew Billings Esq. for engravings for two pieces of cannon |
| Date | 16 December 1782 |
| Author | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Written and signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Writes, "This is to certify that, in consequence of orders from His Excellency the Commander in Chief, Andrew Billings Esq. has engraved certain devices upon two pieces of cannon ordered by Congress to be presented to the Count De Rochambeau, and that for the said service he charges forty guineas, or the value thereof, to the United States, which as far as I am competent to judge is just and reasonable - and that I have received the said cannon." See GLC02437.01733 for a related document. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Artisans France Global History and Civics Battle (Siege, Surrender) of Yorktown President Continental Congress Congress Finance |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Washington, George (1732-1799) Billings, Andrew (1743-1808) Rochambeau, Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de (1725-1807) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Industry |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Andrew Billings informs Henry Knox that the cannons will be ready for delivery soon |