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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.09440 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0069] November 1783 |
| Title | Provisions drawn for Genl Knox's family 1780-1-2-3 |
| Date | November 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Document Type | Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Booklet containing accounts of stores drawn from commissaries (includes commissaries' names and lists of supplies). Stores acquired by the Knox family are presented in chart form (includes flour, beef, candles, rum, salt, rice, pork, and peas). Contains detailed notes on forage accounts related to the Knox family (including hay, corn, and oats, among other items). Also contains accounts of rations related to Knox's military service, including different names of merchants and/or officials whom Knox settled his accounts with at various times between 1780 and 1783. With ten blank leaves interspersed throughout booklet. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Diet and Nutrition Merchants and Trade Military Provisions Alcohol Finance Commerce Transportation |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Merchants & Commerce; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |