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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02398 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0063] 16-31 August 1783 |
| Title | Request for provisions for a soldier |
| Date | 19 August - 6 September 1783 |
| Author | Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) |
| Additional authors | Clift, Jane (fl. 1783) Lillie, John (1755-1801) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Three parts. First part asks for an extension in providing provisions for a man as he is very unwell and still needs to take care of his family. Signed by Benjamin Walker. Noted as written at head quarters. Second part requests fifteen packets of rations for the soldier mentioned in the first part. Signed by John Lillie, dated 16 September 1783. Noted as written at West Point, New York and addressed to the commanding officer at Newburgh, New York. Third part is a note of receipt, signed with a mark by [Jane Clift] at Newburgh. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Children and Family Women's History Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) |
| People | Clift, Jan (1755-1821) Lillie, John (1755-1801) Walker, Benjamin (1753-1818) |
| Theme | Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |