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.

Doughty, John, 1754-1826 [Order for provisions]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.01919 Author/Creator: Doughty, John, 1754-1826 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: February 14, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12.5 cm, Width: 12.3 cm Order a Copy

Request for twenty pounds of beef on behalf of General Knox. Includes an endorsement signed by Samuel [Hubbard].

Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources