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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Henry Knox's account balances]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02142 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa June 1, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 33.5 cm, Width: 20.2 cm Order a Copy

List of Knox's account balances for items such as horses, rye and hay. Bottom portion written by Shaw, with the top portion possibly written by Henry Knox. Balance paid General Knox on 1 June 1783.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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