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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02212 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for employees from the ordinance department |
| Date | 1 July 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | A provision return for eight men and two women employed in the ordinance department at one ration per day from July 1st to July 4th 1783, for a total of fifty-six rations. Noted and signed: "By order of the Comd. S. Shaw [Samuel Shaw]." Also signed by Lieutenant J. Wright and another name which is illegible. The docket is signed by William Burrows. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army Artillery Women's History |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Wright, J. (fl. 1783) |
| 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 |