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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02108 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for an artificer |
| Date | ca. 24 April 1783 |
| Author | Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Ordered and signed by Major Samuel Shaw as Major General Knox's aide-de-camp. Return for rations for one man in Captain Thomas Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 1 1/2 rations a day for four days was given, for a total of six rations. Also signed by Captain Patten. Docket signed by a Dudley Mercer as quartermaster sergeant stating that the rations were delivered by contractors. Left margin of document is water damaged. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) |
| 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 |