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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02437.01322 |
| From Archive Folder | The Henry Knox Papers [0038] January 1782 |
| Title | To the issuing commissary at New Burg, New Windsor or Fishkill Landing |
| Date | 1 January 1782 |
| Author | McDougall, Ranald Stephen (fl. 1782) |
| Additional authors | McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786) |
| Document Type | Military document |
| Content Description | Relaying orders of General Alexander McDougall. Written by McDougall's son and aide-de-camp. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Orders that "Sarah Dean the wife of Moses Dean Sergeant in the Artillery Artificers" receive a ration for herself and half a ration for each of her six children until further orders. "No Rum is to be issued to her or the Children." On verso, an autograph note signed by Daniel Niven, Captain of Engineers, certifies that the document is "a true Copy of the Original." |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Continental Army Artillery Artisans Children and Family Women's History Military Provisions Soldier's Pay Finance Alcohol |
| People | McDougall, Alexander (1732-1786) Niven, Daniel (1742-1809) Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794) Dean, Sarah (fl. 1782) Dean, Moses (fl. 1782-1783) McDougall, Ranald Stephen (fl. 1782) |
| Place written | West Point, New York |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Women in American History; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Henry Knox Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |