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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01774 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0052] 16-31 January 1783 |
| Title | Rum issue for Henry Knox's servants |
| Date | ca. January-September 1783 |
| Author | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) |
| Additional authors | Hespe, Jacob (fl. 1783) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Date added later in blue pencil. "Please to issue the allowance of Rum for five servants without arms in General Knox's family (or if you have no rum an equivalent in spirit) for the present month of January 1783. and charge the same to the General's account." Note on verso signed by Jacob Hespe. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Revolutionary War General Military History Continental Army Artillery Military Provisions Alcohol |
| People | Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) Hespe, Jacob (fl. 1783) |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |