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[Receipt for shoes]

Receipt for three hundred pairs of shoes from Morris Carl for troops marching towards Philadelphia.

GLC02437.02189

[Request for rations]

Request for rations for former captives. Countersigned Samuel Shaw. Also signed by George J. Denniston. Endorsement signed by Michael [Rueth].

GLC02437.02553

[Certificate for John Campbell]

Certifies that Major John Campbell served well under Knox.

GLC02437.02839

[Acknowledgment of legal counsel in case of James Swan v. John Campbell]

Note about a New York Supreme Court case pitting James Swan against John Campbell. Acknowledges Balthazar DeHaert as Swan's attorney, defending him against John Campbell's charge of trespass. See GLC02437.03690 for related information.

GLC02437.03437

[Return of forage issued]

Lists the date issued, to whom, the quantity, and whether it was Indian corn, oats, rye, peas or hay.

GLC02437.10513

Return of plank & boards issued for the use of the different buildings at this post since the 1st Octr 82

Possibly created at West Point, New York. Lists amounts of plank and boards ordered for various purposes, including officers' quarters, artillery barracks, and several military posts.

GLC02437.10087

Return of ordnance and ordnance stores at the posts of Verplancks Point

Includes a list of ordnance stolen from the magazine since the last return. Signed by Campbell, Lieutenant of the 2nd New York Regiment of Artillery.

GLC02437.10081

Return of plank & boards on hand

A chart of planks and boards. A note reads, "Major [Samuel] Shaw has had a number, for which no order has been given, & are to be deducted from the above Quantity."

GLC02437.01708

Return of the boards & plank issued for the use of the artillery barracks antecedent to the last order

Return listing boards and planks, sorted according to who ordered their delivery and the date of delivery.

GLC02437.01720

Return of the boards & plank issued for the use of the Connecticut barracks

Addressed to Major General Henry Knox. Signed by George J. Denniston on behalf of John Campbell, Assistant Deputy Quarter Master. Return of the amount of boards and planks, as well as when they were delivered, to whom, and on whose orders.

GLC02437.01728

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Thomas Dakin]

Recommendation consists of two parts. In the first part, Major Runals, Foreman of Blacksmiths, recommends Dakin for a five day leave of absence. In the second part, Lieutenant Campbell signs, noting that Dakin, from the corps of invalids and...

GLC02437.09676