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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02109 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0057] April 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for artificers |
| Date | ca. 24 April 1783 |
| Author | Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) |
| Additional authors | Lillie, John, 1755-1801 |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Provision return for Captain Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 69 soldiers were each given 1 1/2 rations a day for four days for a total of 432 rations issued. Signed twice by Patten on recto and verso. Countersigned by John Lillie, aide-de-camp. Docket signed by Dudley Mercer as quartermaster sergeant, stating that contractors delivered the rations. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Patten, Thomas (fl. 1777-1785) Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| 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 |