Hillyer, David (fl. 1783) [Provision return for army rations issued]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.02242 Author/Creator: Hillyer, David (fl. 1783) Place Written: West Point, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 6 July 1783 circa Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 22.5 x 23.6 cm. Order a Copy
Signed by David Hillyer, a quartermaster. Countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return sent to James Forsyth, the commissary at West Point, for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to Captain McGowan's company of the Invalid Regiment that were being detained for a board of inspection from 1-6 July. The return also includes rations for three women and six children. A total of 176 rations were issued over the six days. Docket signed by Hillyer stating that contractors delivered the rations.
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