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[Army expenses of various regiments]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10009 Author/Creator: Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 2 April 1776-28 September 1776 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; Height: 39 cm, Width: 15.6 cm Order a Copy

Includes clothing expenses of named officers and companies belonging to the regiment of artillery commanded by Henry Knox. Knox's expenses include "1 Regt. Coat for Boy Tom" (possibly an African-American servant).

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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