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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02357 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0062] 1-15 August 1783 |
| Title | Provision request for Thomas Nelson, his wife and two children |
| Date | 1 August 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Additional authors | Nelson, Thomas (1738-1789); Brandy, C. (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Written by Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, to West Point Commissary James Forsyth to issue ten days provisions to Thomas Nelson, his wife, and two children. Nelson was late of the artillery and was detained by the sickness of his wife. Docket is signed by Nelson and a C. Brandy stating that contractors delivered the rations. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Women's History Children and Family Health and Medical Artillery |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Nelson, Thomas (1738-1789) Brandy, C. (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family; Women in American History; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |