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[Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including geography, song books, biographies, and others.

GLC02437.10381

[Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including novels, law, Classical literature, and others. Noted as written in Newport, state unknown.

GLC02437.10382

Provisions delivered for the use of Major General Knox's family in the month of January 1783

Chart of provisions used by the "family" of Henry Knox in January 1783. At the bottom is a note which reads, "Received from Major Shaw a receipt for the above" and is signed "James Forsyth." Trimmed at top.

GLC02437.01769

[Receipt for Henry Knox]

Lists items (cloth, rum, and sugar) by date and the amount owed. Signed for Smith by William Thompson.

GLC02437.01801

[Bill for Henry Knox to pay Daniel Parker]

Knox is to pay $22.87 to Daniel Parker & Co., who furnished supplies for troops at West Point. Possibly created by Parker, fl. 1781-1790.

GLC02437.02912

[Bill to Henry Knox]

Bill for 5 pairs of shoes. Total comes to £3.18.0. Signed by Gilbert that he received payment.

GLC02437.08424

[List of books bought at vendue]

List of books bought at vendue. Includes Pliny's "Letters," Cole's "Dictionary," and "Telemachus. All in all about 50 books seem to have been purchased. The total came to £31.7.0. Signed by Badger that payment was received.

GLC02437.08430

[Account of sundries purchased by Major Samuel Shaw]

Acccount Samuel Shaw had with John Fisher in Philadelphia. These items were "charged to Gen Knox" and Shaw signed it, verifying the charges. The bill was for $77.75. Some of the items bought included shoes, shirts, combs, hair powder, snuff, paper...

GLC02437.08462

[Receipt for Henry Knox]

Receipt that Henry Knox paid "four hundred pounds jersey currency in full for a Chariot." A note dated February 12, 1779 says that Samuel Shaw paid the debt to Jacob Lane, brother of John Lane.

GLC02437.08466

[Henry Knox's purchases from Catherine Van Derveer]

Provides list of purchases by "General Nox." Items include fowls, vinegar, and the rental of bedroom furniture for 4 weeks. The total came to £47.17.6. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand states the payment was made. Signed off by Van Derveer.

GLC02437.08490