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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02354 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | List compiled by Samuel Shaw detailing items received from James Forsyth as the Commissary of West Point |
| Date | July 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | List of articles received from James Forsyth as the Commissary of West Point. Compiled by Major Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. List includes: 588 pounds flour, 12 pounds bread, 318 pounds beef, 36 pounds soap, 1 quart of spirits, 19 1/2 quarts of common rum, 8 quarts of salt, and 12 quarts of vinegar. |
| Subjects | Personal Hygiene Alcohol Diet and Nutrition Revolutionary War General Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Forsyth, James (fl. 1783) |
| 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 |