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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02355 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0062] 1-15 August 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for a fatigue party stationed in Montgomery for three days |
| Date | 1 August 1783 |
| Author | Sawyer, James (1762-1827) |
| Additional authors | Bell, Abraham (fl. 1783); Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Signed by Mr. Bell (possibly Robert) as Commissary of Issues at West Point, Ensign James Sawyer commander of the 4th regiment which made up the fatigue party, and John Lillie as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Provision return for a fatigue party stationed in Montgomery for three days from 1-3 August. A total of 34 men were issued 102 rations. Docket signed by a sergeant stating that contractors delivered the rations. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Sawyer, James (1762-1827) Bell, Mr. (fl. 1783) Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Place written | New Windsor, 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 |