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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00696 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0019] 1778 |
| Title | Receipt for payment of eleven dollars from Samuel Shaw |
| Date | 10 April 1778 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Additional authors | Wells, Samuel (fl. 1778) |
| Document Type | Military document; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | Receipt to Samuel Wells, and signed by him. Wells certifies receipt of eleven dollars from Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, "for the expence of going to Bethlehem and bring Genl Knox's Baggage to camp and for having a new Tongue made to the Waggon." Verso contains a list of three officers and a table of figures. Created at "Camp at Valley Forge." |
| Subjects | Valley Forge Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Finance Travel Military Camp Transportation Artillery |
| People | Wells, Samuel (fl. 1778) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Valley Forge, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Signature is illegible; possibly created by Samuel Wells. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |