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Brooks, David, 1756-1838 Articles of clothing delivered for the use of Major General Knox from 21 Jany 1780 to 1 Augt 1783

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02447 Author/Creator: Brooks, David, 1756-1838 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: January 21, 1780- August 1, 1783 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.3 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Copy of a receipt for clothing issued to General Knox from 1780-1783. Original was submitted by David Brooks, the assistant clothier general. This copy was created by Major Samuel Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, who also signed this document. A total of $140.60 worth of clothing is accounted for, which includes boots, blankets, roughly 50 yards of cloth, and his own miscellaneous receipts.

Brooks, David, 1756-1838
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

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