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Forsyth, James, fl. 1783 Provisions delivered for the use of Major General Knox's family in the month of January 1783

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01769 Author/Creator: Forsyth, James, fl. 1783 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document signed Date: circa January 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.7 x 20.9 cm. Order a Copy

Chart of provisions used by the "family" of Henry Knox in January 1783. At the bottom is a note which reads, "Received from Major Shaw a receipt for the above" and is signed "James Forsyth." Trimmed at top.

Forsyth, James, fl. 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

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