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Cover letter of Knox's report regarding troops furnished by various states for each year of the Revolutionary War as well as conjectural estimates of militia. On April 23, 1790, Congress instructed Secretary of War Knox to "to lay before the House an...

GLC02437.10586

Proof of powder made at West Point

Titles continues to add that the powder referred to is "made at West Point with a 24 pd Ball fired from a 5 1/2 inch mortar..." Lists powder at Fort Clinton and Fort Putnam.

GLC02437.03066

to Sebastian Bauman

Encloses an account of the cannons and other ordnance Major Bauman is to bring down to the Chesapeake from Baltimore. Coordination with other ordnance vessels will be organized by George Washington and another General [Mordecai] Gist. Also discusses...

GLC02437.01170

to Henry Knox

Writes to inform Knox that he has completed all the shells he was commissioned to create, according to their agreement. Mentions that Captain [possibly William] Stevens has arrived and will build a fence around shot and shells and then take his men...

GLC02437.01707

Return of Stores, expended at the different Batteries, on the 13th and 14th Instant.

Lists quantities of stores used at the Grand Battery, Left Battery, and Redoubt under Colonel Lamb during the siege of Yorktown. Lamb commanded the Second Regiment of Continental Artillery.

GLC02437.01227

to John Jacob Faesch

Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and signed by Shaw for Knox. Advises Faesch that Captain [William] Stevens will soon be arriving with a small party to reproof shells, and will be bringing "a section of a French 8 inch shell...

GLC02437.01431

to John Jacob Faesch

Writes to Faesch, a metalworker building arms and ammunition for the army, to discuss the amount and sizes of shells necessary to fit the French howitzers the army has procured. Mentions that he has been in contact with General Benjamin Lincoln...

GLC02437.01527

to Henry Knox

Faesch, an iron master from New Jersey, Informs Knox that General Lincoln has not replied to a letter he sent concerning French shells. Relates that all shells and shot will be finished in several weeks. Instructs Knox to inform his wife, Lucy...

GLC02437.09546

to Ephraim Fenno

Discusses ammunition that has been stolen out of the magazine at Verplanck's Point and asks for an investigation. Written and signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp. See GLC02437.01852 for Washington's request for an investigation.

GLC02437.01853

to Henry Knox

Has heard Knox has replaced ordnance lost or damaged during the siege of Yorktown by the Regiment of Bourbons and inquires if the same can be done for the Régiment de Saintonge. Also requests flags for marching. A note on the back requests...

GLC02437.01256