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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.10085 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0052] 16-31 January 1783 |
| Title | Return of rations issued to thirty-one prisoners |
| Date | 27 January 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Additional authors | Douglass, Richard (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Covers five days. Includes information for some regiments from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, and New York. Signed by Shaw as aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox, commander at West Point. Also signed by Captain Richard Douglass. Sergeant Benjamin Brooks signs a note on verso confirming receipt of provisions. |
| Subjects | Muster Rolls and Returns Military History Military Provisions Continental Army Revolutionary War Prisoner |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Douglass, Richard (fl. 1783) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| 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 |