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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.02608 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0066] 1-10 October 1783 |
| Title | Request for ten rations of provisions for a soldier and his two children |
| Date | 2 October 1783 |
| Author | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Additional authors | Littlefield, Abraham (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Request for ten rations of provisions for a soldier and his two children. Relates that the soldier is sick in the hospital, his wife and one child have already died, and the other children will too without the relief. Noted as received and signed with a mark on the verso by Abraham Littlefield. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army West Point (US Military Academy) Children and Family Hospital Health and Medical Death Women's History |
| People | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) Littlefield, Abraham (fl. 1783) Miller, Henry (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | Newburgh, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |