Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Banks, John, fl. 1783 [Record of eight rations of provisions]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01843 Author/Creator: Banks, John, fl. 1783 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph note signed Date: January 17, 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 14.6 cm, Width: 19.9 cm Order a Copy

Orders to provide eight days' worth of provisions for a man. Countersigned by John Doughty and endorsed by John Truman.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources