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Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800 [Provision return for army rations issued]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02244 Author/Creator: Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 6 July 1783 circa Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 14.2 cm, Width: 17.8 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster with the artillery, and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return for rations issued to one man, one woman and two children from 1-6 July. A total of 18 rations were issued over the six days. Docket signed by a Thomas Nelson stating that contractors delivered the rations.

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