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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02232 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0060] 1-15 July 1783 |
| Title | Provision return for masons hired by the engineers department |
| Date | ca. 4 July 1783 |
| Author | Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783) |
| Additional authors | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Provision return for the superintendent of the Masons; employed by the engineers department. One man was hired for four days from 1 - 4 July 1783 for a total of six rations issued. Signed by Joseph Cheesman, a superintendent, and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as an aide-de-camp to Major General Henry Knox. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight stating that the rations were delivered. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army Artisans 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 |