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[Provision return]
1 August 1783
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
Countersigned by John Lillie. Return for superintendents of the Masons; in the engineer department.
GLC02437.02437
[Provision Return]
18 September 1783
Return for men in the forgers, "forgerears" department. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by J. Clark.
GLC02437.02532
[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]
March 16, 1783
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with note from Jacob Gillet. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.02025
[Army Rations issued to the Artificers and Engineer's Department]
1 April 1783
Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso from Jacob Wight. Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.02069
[Army Rations issued to artificier]
April 17, 1783 circa
Return for rations for one member of the engineering department beginning 9 April and ending 17 April. It appears that the person came from the 8 Massachusetts Regiment. A total of 12 rations were issued over the eight days. Signed by Superintendent...
GLC02437.02099
[Army rations issued to the Engineer Department]
1 June 1783
Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight.
GLC02437.02155
[Provision return for masons hired by the engineers department]
4 July 1783 circa
Provision return for the superintendent of the Masons; employed by the engineers department. One man was hired for four days from 1 - 4 July 1783 for a total of six rations issued. Signed by Joseph Cheesman, a superintendent, and countersigned by...
GLC02437.02232
[Army rations issued to prisoners employed int he engineers department...]
February 1, 1783
Lists men by regiment, company and occupation along with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01898
[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department & Detachment]
February 9, 1783
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Jacob Wight.
GLC02437.01903
[Army Rations issued to Prisoners & Artificers]
States return for a man from the "3 Rigt. [sic] of Artillery." Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Samuel Fullerton on verso.
GLC02437.01904
February 16, 1783
GLC02437.01928
12 July 1783
Countersigned by John Doughty, Fort Major. Provision return for Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent of Masons; employed in the forges. Cheesman is given twelve rations for eight days.
GLC02437.02267
[Provision return for army rations issued]
26 July 1783 circa
Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and Major Samuel Shaw as General Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return for four men employed by the engineering department from 22-26 July. Two men were with Captain Douglas's company, one man was with Captain...
GLC02437.02329
17 July 1783
Return for superintendents of the Masons; in the engineering department. Countersigned by John Doughty.
GLC02437.02350
Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso from Jacob Wight.Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.02070
[Return for provisions]
8 April 1783
Return for the provisions of Major Waitter of the engineering department from 4 April to 8 April. For the five days of service, Waitter was given 7 1/2 rations. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman. Countersigned by Major General Knox's aide-de...
GLC02437.02071
[Provision return for a mason hired by the engineering department]
Return for the rations of a mason employed by the engineering department from 9 April to 17 April. A total of 12 rations were issued for the eight days. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and countersigned by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major...
GLC02437.02100
9 April 1783
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.02102
April 17, 1783
Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.
GLC02437.02118
GLC02437.02119
[Provision return for the department of masons]
January 25, 1783
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by a man surnamed Hayden.
GLC02437.01879
February 13, 1783
Request for provisions for a man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso, signed with an illegible signature. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01927
[Army rations issued to two masons]
February 22, 1783
Noted as a provision return for two Masons; at West Point, New York. Right edge is missing causing text loss. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso. Signature is missing due to missing right edge.
GLC02437.01944
[Provision return for Bargemen]
February 24, 1783
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, and with an endorsement on verso signed by [Marghit Keyes].
GLC02437.01962
6 March 1783
Return for one man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Hubbard [Burrows ?].
GLC02437.01986
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