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Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Provision return for the Engineers Department

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09726 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Printed document signed Date: 17 May 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 34.1 cm, Width: 21 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed. Covers 17-31 May. Also signed by Sergeant Joseph Cheesman and Jacob Wight, who confirms receipt of rations.

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Wight, Jacob, fl. 1783
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Revolutionary War
Military History
Continental Army
Muster Rolls and Returns
Military Provisions
West Point (US Military Academy)
Creating a New Government

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