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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02437.01299
From Archive Folder	The Henry Knox Papers [0024] 1781
Title	Rations for Henry Knox and his family, 1777-1781
Date	1781
Author	Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
Document Type	Military document
Content Description	In the handwriting of Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists the rations to which Henry Knox and his military "family" are entitled from 1777 to 1781, broken down yearly. Also mentions Colonel John Crane and General Nathanael Greene and their families.
Subjects	Muster Rolls and Returns Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Military Provisions Diet and Nutrition Continental Army Artillery
People	Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Crane, John (1744-1805) Greene, Nathanael (1742-1786)
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
Transcript	Show/hide Download PDF [draft] [partial] Gen Knox is entitled to the following rations for himself and family during the time herein mentioned - Vizr. 1777 Brigadier General - - - 12 Capt Lt Shaw, Brigade Major} pay & rations as Majr. } 4 servants - - - - - - - - - - - 5 21 rations 365 days - - - - - - - - 7665 20 March to 12 May} Capt Lt. Lillie, and servant - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 54 - - - - - - - - 162 15 April} to 22 Sept.} Capt Lt. Treat, and servant - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - 161 - - - - - - - 483 15 April} Le Chevalier Maudiut to 10 Octr. } Du Plessis, a French Officer, & 25 Nov. to and Captain of Artillery 10 Jany 1778} annexed to the family and his servant - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 - - - - - - - - 226 - - - - - - - 904 28 Sept. to} Colonel Crane's and Gen. Knox's 8 Jany 1778} families kept together - during which period all the provisions drawn between them was charged to Gen. Knox, for which Col. Crane made the following allowance for himself - - - - - - - - 4 Adjt. Gardner - - - - - - - - 1 servants & waggoners 4 9 - - - - - - - - -102 - - - - - - - 918 10132 Deduct Retained rations, paid by Col. Trumbull, when he resigned the Commissary's department about the 15 August - Capt Lt. Shaw, Brigade Major - 227 Capt. Lt Lillie - - - - - - - - - 54 Capt Lt. Treat - - - - - - - - - 120 one ration each - - - - - 401 Rations 9731 Memo. Gen. Greene & Gen. Knox, with their families, lived together from the 6 to the 17 January, and [from] the 25 May to about the 5 Sept. - during both which periods provisions were drawn on orders given indiscriminately by the gentlemen of each family, to be charged to the joint account. - - - - - 1778 Brigadier General - - - - - 12 Brigade Major - - - - - 4 Servants - - - - - - - - - 5 Extra assistance of officers called for at different periods, during which they lived in the family, equal to an Aide de Camp and servant - - - - - 5 26 rations 365 days - - - - - - - - - - 9490 1779 The same as last year - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9490 28,711 Carried over - …

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