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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.00533 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0016] January-April 1777 |
| Title | Samuel Treat to Ezekiel Cheever about clothing |
| Date | 13 February 1777 |
| Author | Treat, Samuel (d. 1777) |
| Additional authors | Hall, James (1750-1819) |
| Recipient | Cheever, Samuel |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document; Military document |
| Content Description | Asks Cheever to deliver "twenty five yards of that White Duffle you have in your possession & two or three coats" to Lieutenant James Hall. Docket, signed by Hall, states that he received thirty yards of "Duffle," five coats, and "one Laced Hatt" |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Military Uniforms Clothing and Accessories Textile Continental Army Artillery |
| People | Treat, Samuel (d. 1777) Hall, James (1750-1819) Cheever, Ezekiel (1720-1793) Knox, Henry (1750-1806) |
| Place written | Peekskill, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Additional Information | Samuel Treat was a Captain-Lieutenant under Knox in the Second Continental Artillery. James Hall was a Captain-Lieutenant under Knox in the Third Continental Artillery. Ezekiel Cheever was the Commissary of Military Stores. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |