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.

Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807 [Army Rations issued]

Order a pdf of this item here.

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

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02159 Author/Creator: Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807 Place Written: Philipstown, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 12 June - 1 July 1783 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 9 cm, Width: 23.1 cm Order a Copy

Three part document. First portion issues rations to a soldier in the Invalides regiment. Signed Lewis Nicola, Constitution Island, New York 12 June 1783. Second and third portions on the verso signed by David Hillyer and Samuel Shaw respectively, both authorizing the issue of rations. Shaw signed at West Point, New York on 1 July 1783. Written at Constitution Island.

Nicola, Lewis, 1717-1807
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Hillyer, David, fl. 1783

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources