Lot 4093
New York - West Point Provisions Document. Acct. of Provisions and Stores received at the Post of West Point by James Forsyth I[ssuing] Commissary To Messrs. Wadsworth & Carter Contractors, Commencing the 16th and ending the 31st October 1782, 1 page, 16¼ x 20½ in. oblong. A charted accounting of numerous supplies, including flour, bread, W(est) I(ndies) rum, soap, country rum, candles, salt and pease. Recorded also is by whom commissioned, by whom delivered, and to whom issued. Recipients include various regiments, detachments, guards, prisoners, hospital, Brigadier General Huntington, Major General Knox, Major General McDougall, etc. Dated at West Point Nov. 1, 1782 and signed by Forsyth. Overall toning, with wear at horizontal fold, but in a remarkable state given its extraordinary size.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
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