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to Nicholas Eveleigh

Reports that ships loaded with arms have arrived from France. Notes that Lord Cornwallis nearly captured General Benjamin Lincoln, but Lincoln's party escaped. Mentions the capture of Captain Flahaven on 20 April (Knox writes "Flahaen"). Comments...

GLC02437.00587

[Proof of British powder]

Written at Turtle Bay near New York. Chart recording the result of proofing [testing] of British powder and powder captured by the British. Includes names of prizes from which powder was taken and the capturing vessels. Signed twice by William...

GLC02437.00674

Ordnance & stores received during the year 1778

Lists items such as cartridge, muskets, bayonets, and drum shell, among others. Marked "No. 1" at the top of page one.

GLC02437.00684

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that he "is manufacturing gun powder for the Continental Congress" that is intended for George Washington. Sends samples to Knox and asks to be informed which will pass inspection. Signed in the third person in the text.

GLC02437.00469

[List of artillery stores]

List various artillery supplies, such as powder, shells, shot, and fuses. Note on bottom of page states that he has just received the articles on the list "from Capt Dana at Bargin" and wishes to know what to do with them. Addressed to Knox at...

GLC02437.00503

to Henry Knox

Mentions his plan to "enter the Service" once he raises a certain sum, which he is confident he will have soon. He has bought two hundred pounds worth of quills, paper, and similar articles from Newburry, and thinks they will be easy to turn a...

GLC02437.00555

Some remarks on Mr. Ressons observations on the uncertainty in throwing shells & attempts to remedy the defects that occasion this uncertainty

Technical treatise on various aspects of shells, including the casting of shells using the mold of an iron pot, fuse cases, defects in mortars, the size of powder grains, and other details. A separate page, number nine, is a drawing illustrating...

GLC02437.00701

to unknown

Orders an officer to proceed to Norwich, Connecticut with powder and ammunition. Notes that the officer has a warrant to impress teams of animals if necessary. A note on the verso records numerical quantities of unnamed items being transferred from...

GLC02437.00271

[Invoice for soldier payment and artillery and supply purchases in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Records pay for members of the regiment and money spent on some supplies and ordnance associated with several officers.

GLC02437.00288

[Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Notes items (artillery, cloth, etc.) received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00303

to William Knox

Later copy of original letter (see GLC02437.00203).

GLC02437.00204

to Daniel Brodhead

General Washington refers to previous correspondence with General Brodhead, known for leading several military expeditions against Native Americans. Writes that a previously mentioned expedition "against the Natches and the English settlements upon...

GLC06690

[Endorsement authorizing U.S. Navy to store munitions at Fort Mifflin]

Document signed by Commodore Henry K. Hoff as Inspector of Ordnance. Written to Commander Henry Alexander Wise as the Chief of Bureau of Ordnance. Marked "No. 272" Says there is enough room for 500 barrels of powder in the magazine at Fort Mifflin....

GLC02027

to Amos J. Harding

Asks Harding to purchase $5 worth of Smoking Tobacco for him. Only wants good Tobacco and thinks it is 75 cents per pound, but Harding should not pay more than that price. Tells Harding that he is the "judge of the article." Harding should send it...

GLC02178.02

to John Adams

A detailed account of the siege of Yorktown. Affirms the correctness of Adams' ideas about a need to conduct a major attack against the British in the southern states. Announces the recent surrender of Lord Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown....

GLC02437.01252

to Lucy Knox

Received Lucy's letter via Martha Washington and is glad to hear his daughter is in good spirits. Hopes to see her in ten days. He has to prepare to transport ordnance in the aftermath of the siege of Yorktown. Mentions that the French army will...

GLC02437.01277

to Edward Carrington

Places Colonel Carrington in charge of the establishment of a artillery magazine in Virginia for the use of the Southern Army, as ordered by George Washington. Instructs on how to proceed in transporting ordnance from Yorktown to Westham and...

GLC02437.01284

to Jonathan Trumbull

Responds to Trumbull's letter requesting information for George Washington to incorporate into a letter to Governor of Virginia Thomas Nelson (see GLC02437.01282). Explains plans to establish an artillery magazine in Virginia, containing the...

GLC02437.01286

to Benjamin Lincoln

Explains his recommendations and opinions on key issues regarding the "ensuing campaign" in and around New York. Relates that upon asking General George Washington when to be prepared to march his troops, General Washington claimed to be out of touch...

GLC02437.01426

Report of the Stores expended in the Grand Battery, Oct. 15. 1781 under the Command of Capt. Stevens.

Lists quantities of stores used and on hand at the Grand Battery and Redoubt under the command of Colonel Ebenezer Stevens, at the Left Battery under the command of Captain Lt. Thompson and by 10" mortars commanded by Capt. Gvion, during the siege of...

GLC02437.01228

Shots & Shells expended by the Allied Army at the Siege of York in Virginia, from the 9th to the 17th of October inclusive.

Lists quantities of shot and shell used by the French and Americans during the siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01235

Invoice of Stores at Trebell's Landing.

Lists quantities of ordnance intended for the siege of Yorktown. Frothingham was a Deputy and Principal Field Commissary of Military Stores in Knox's artillery train. Notes appear on the list that associate the items with instructions in a letter...

GLC02437.01238

An account of the Stores in the Magazine & Park of Artillery.

Also signed by Richard Frothingham. Lists quantities of ordnance on hand during the siege of Yorktown. The list was composed by Frothingham, a Deputy and Principal Field Commissary of Military Stores in Knox's artillery train. It was gone over by...

GLC02437.01243

to Ebenezer Stevens

"By order of genl. Knox," Shaw orders first division of vessels containing ordnance to Head of Elk, Maryland. Colonel Edward Stevens will provide an inventory of cargo. Explains the logistics of the transportation. Secretarial copy of a Shaw letter...

GLC02437.01261

to Benjamin Lincoln

Writes to respond to General Benjamin Lincoln's request of his opinon on where to store 4,000 barrels of public powder now in Boston. Declares that West Point is so important that they should do everything possible to provide ample supplies. Thinks...

GLC02437.01309