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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01992 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0055] 1-15 March 1783 |
| Title | Order for extra rations |
| Date | 11 March 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Order asking for the issue of provisions for 2 days for 1 corporal and 8 men belonging to Commandant(?) Baige. A total of 18 rations were issued from 9 March to 11 March. Has several signatures approving the rations, Jonathan Lillie an aide-de-camp, a Mr. Forsythe, and Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Docket on verso is signed by a W. Woodstock. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions West Point (US Military Academy) Continental Army Prisoner Prisoner of War |
| 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 |