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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02255 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | James Fairlie to Mr. Forsyth about provisions for one sergeant and seven men belonging to General von Steuben's barge |
| Date | 9 July 1783 |
| Author | Fairlie, James (1757-1830) |
| Additional authors | Forsyth, James (fl. 1783) Prescott, John (fl. 1783) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document; Correspondence |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. Orders provisions for one sergeant and seven men belonging to General von Steuben's barge. A docket note regarding rations is signed by John Prescott. Mr. Forsyth might be James Forsyth. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Transportation Revolutionary War General |
| People | Fairlie, James (1757-1830) Forsyth, James (fl. 1783) Prescott, John (fl. 1783) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Von Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm August Heinrich Ferdinand (1730-1794) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |