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[Return of officers and men belonging to the detachment under Major John Crane who have been left behind due to sickness]

Includes the names of men left behind from Captains Pierce, Foster, and Drury's companies (possibly Thomas Pierce, Thomas Waite Foster, and Jotham Drury).

GLC02437.09508

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Ephraim Durant]

Crane, Colonel of the Massachusetts Artillery, recommends Durant for a leave of absence due to "the distrest situation of his family." Possibly directed to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09559

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Gardner]

Colonel Crane recommends Gardner for a leave of absence until 15 February 1782. Directed to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09573

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Bliss]

Crane recommends Bliss for furlough until 1 March 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09580

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Jefferds]

Colonel Crane recommends Jefferds for furlough until 1 March 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09586

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Moor]

Colonel Crane recommends Moor (spelled "Moore" on docket) for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point, New York.

GLC02437.09589

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Frothingham]

Colonel Crane recommends Frothingham for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09600

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Treadwell]

Colonel Crane recommends Treadwell for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09604

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Major Perkins]

Colonel Crane recommends Perkins for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09605

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Corporal Woodstock]

Colonel Crane recommends Woodstock for a thirty day furlough. Marked "special."

GLC02437.09607

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Vose]

Colonel Crane recommends Vose for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09624

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Blake]

Colonel Crane recommends Blake for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09630

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Porter]

Colonel Crane recommends Porter for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09632

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Burbeck]

Colonel Crane recommends Burbeck for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09648

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Jackson]

Colonel Crane recommends Jackson for a leave of absence until 1 May 1783. In a post script, recommends Jackson for furlough until 15 April if 1 May is unacceptable. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09651

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Lieutenant Freeman]

Colonel Crane recommends Freeman for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09653

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Doctor Duffield]

Recommends Duffield for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09670

to Henry Knox

Consists of two letters written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. In the first, which composes the top half of the page, Colonel Crane and Lieutenant Colonel Stevens inform Major General Knox that upon inspection, a quantity of salted...

GLC02437.09684

[Return of 640 dozen coat buttons]

Colonel Crane notes that the buttons are needed "to repair the coats of the Massachusetts Artillery."

GLC02437.09699

[Memorial]

Discusses the command of the artillery and the payment of soldiers. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08101

[Bill]

List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Watson Willet & Co. listed by date from 1 December 1788 to 28 February 1789. Noted by John Crane as having received the contents on behalf of the firm.

GLC02437.08625

to John Sullivan

Expresses surprise at the news that "Count D'Estaing has abandoned us in the present Enterprise." At Sullivan's request gives his opinion on the situation, saying he feels the siege of Newport is not worth continuing without the French fleet, since...

GLC03232

to John Bryant

Colonel Crane asks Captain Bryant to sign a duplicate receipt for recruitment money Crane had given him in 1777, so he could settle his accounts. Crane had lost the original.

GLC03432.103

to Henry Knox

Colonel Crane has been authorized to give twenty pounds as a bounty to those he enlists in the regimental artillery. But Boston is offering a town bounty of fifty pounds for anyone who joins the local army, and this is making recruiting very...

GLC02437.00550

A Compleat Account of Money Re'd. of Cor'l. Henry Knox and Monney Paid Away To Officer and Men

Lists money received on four dates by Colonel Knox, Colonel William Burbeck, and Major John Crane, and consequently distributed to officers and soldiers in Knox's artillery regiment. Morton was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment. Docketed by...

GLC02437.00281