Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 [Provision return of rations issued to light infantry]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02227 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Document signed Date: 3 July 1783 circa Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 12.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Provision return for 12 men of the light infantry commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hull for 3 days from 1 July to 3 July. A total of 36 rations were issued. This document was signed by S. Spring, a quartermaster, and Major Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and sent to James Forsyth, the Commissary of West Point. Docket signed by Tillotson stating that contractors delivered the rations.
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