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.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to Royal Flint

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02156 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 10 June 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 21.9 cm, Width: 17.6 cm Order a Copy

Request for more flour as there is not "any in the store fit to be used." Noted received on verso.

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Flint, Royal, 1754-1797

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources