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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.08535 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0040] March 1782 |
| Title | Henry Knox's account with Samuel Shaw |
| Date | 20 March 1780 - 20 March 1782 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Account of monies received and expended for General Henry Knox by Samuel Shaw. Includes payments for sundry items such as cloth, food, coffee, etc., household expenses, and services rendered. On page 3, "Paid Cato Bradish at 4 payments per recd on account of his wages as a servant to Mrs Knox." Many other mentions of giving Cato money to pay for goods or for his wages. In January 1781, lists travel expenses paid such as ferryage, horses, "passage in a sloop," etc. Notes a payment of $500 made to Mr. Ellison for money borrowed to pay Cato Beals when he was discharged from the army. Payments made to Colonel Timothy Pickering, Richard Frothingham, Lord Stirling, among others. The last page lists accounts Knox must charge the United States for "extra services." In June 1780, "expences of a journey from camp to Pennsylvania, by order of the Commander in Chief...," and in January 1781 "expence for a journey to the four New England States & back to camp..." |
| Subjects | Military Receipts Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Merchants and Trade Commerce African American History Finance Clothing and Accessories Textile Diet and Nutrition Women's History Servant Continental Army Transportation Military History Military Camp Travel |
| People | Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |