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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Rations for Henry Knox and his family, 1777-1781]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01299 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph document Date: 1781 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.9 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

In the handwriting of Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists the rations to which Henry Knox and his military "family" are entitled from 1777-1781, broken down yearly. Also mentions Colonel John Crane and General Nathanael Greene and their families.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Crane, John, 1744-1805
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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