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[Orders to supply rations to Robert Richardson]

Order of six rations for Robert Richardson of the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Albany, New York.

GLC02437.02285

[Provision return for men in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment]

A provision return for nine men belonging to the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Eighty-one rations were issued to the men for a total of six days, commencing on 18 July 1783. The order is signed by Samuel Shaw, General Knox's aide-de-camp. The docket...

GLC02437.02303

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Captain W. Mill, Major J. Sumner, and West Point Fort Major John Doughty. Provision return for 12 men belonging to the light infantry from 23-24 July. A total of 24 rations were issued over the two days. Signed on verso that rations were...

GLC02437.02328

[Provision return]

Provision return for eight men of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery. A total of 48 rations for six days is provided to the men from the 23rd to the 28th of July, 1783. In addition to Wetzell, the document is signed by Major Sebastian Bauman and Samuel...

GLC02437.02336

[Issue of rum for Indians]

Orders to issue one quart of West Indian rum for "friendly Indians". The docket indicates the orders as General Knox orders No. 3. The order is signed as received by "Joe Indian".

GLC02437.02344

[Provision return]

Return for superintendents of the Masons; in the engineering department. Countersigned by John Doughty.

GLC02437.02350

[Provision return]

Return for men at West Point. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by Asa White.

GLC02437.02375

[Provision return]

Return for officers on furlough. Contains an endorsement signed by John Rice on verso with an illegible signature for the docket.

GLC02437.02390

[Provision return]

Return for a man from the first New York regiment. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by Henry Booth.

GLC02437.02424

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Edward Blake as a quartermaster of the artillery and addressed to Colonel John Crane. Provision return for a man discharged from the Massachusetts Artillery from 24-31 August 1783. The man received 7 rations over the 7 days. Docket is...

GLC02437.02443

[Order to issue provisions]

Signed by Lillie. Written and signed by Captain Ebenezer Smith of the main guard and Lillie. Order from Captain Lillie, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, telling Commissary Bell to issue one day's provisions for one prisoner, later of the 1st New...

GLC02437.02456

[Request for goods]

Request for one gallon of rum for George Washington's barge crew. Noted as written at head quarters (Newburgh, New York). Docket signed by Seth Capron.

GLC02437.02423

[Provision return]

Return for two men in George Washington's barge. Docket signed by Jesse [Rice].

GLC02437.02439

[Request for provisions]

Request written by Fortress Major Doughty to West Point Commissary James Forsyth. Asks that a week's provisions be issued to Nathaniel Evans, an invalid soldier, commencing 1 July through 7 July. Docket signed by Nathaniel Evans stating that...

GLC02437.02228

[Provision return for four men from the Connecticut line]

Signed by Captain John Buchanan and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as the aide-de-camp of Major General Henry Knox. Provision return for four men in the Connecticut Line for four days from 1- 4 July 1783. The four officers, all captains, were...

GLC02437.02231

[Provision return]

Return for ten sets of rations for one man commencing the first and ending the tenth of July 1783. Countersigned by John Doughty with a signed docket by Cott Hone.

GLC02437.02260

[Provision return]

Countersigned by John Doughty, Fort Major. Provision return for Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent of Masons; employed in the forges. Cheesman is given twelve rations for eight days.

GLC02437.02267

[Orders to supply rations to John Brown]

Order of 22 rations for John Brown, soldier in the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Boston, Massachusetts. The order for 22 rations also includes Brown's wife.

GLC02437.02274

[Orders to supply rations to Richard Patton]

Order of eleven rations for Richard Patton, soldier in the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Boston, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.02278

[Orders to issue soap]

Orders to issue ten pounds of soap and fifteen pounds of tallow to the Quarter Master. The soap and tallow are to be used for boats in the garrison.

GLC02437.02287

[Army rations issued to Captain Vincent and his followers]

Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, ordered James Forsyth the Commissary of West Point to issue Captain Vincent and his "companions, friendly indians" 3 pints of rum "to drink the health of Congress." Also orders 3 pounds of soap to be given...

GLC02437.02321

[Order for rations for Captain Vincent and his companions]

Order issued by Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, desiring James Forsyth, Commissary of West Point, to issue 12 rations to Captain Vincent and his companions, "friendly Indians."

GLC02437.02323

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for rations issued to one sergeant and six privates from 27-28 July. A total of 21 rations were issued over the two days to the seven men. Signed by Major Shaw as General Knox's aide-de-camp. States the rations are for "Major genl...

GLC02437.02330

[Provision return]

Provision return for three men employed in the Ordinance Department at one and one half rations per day. Also includes rations for two women for two rations per day. The return is signed by Lieutenant J. Wright and Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to...

GLC02437.02343

[Provision return]

Return for two men who were recently discharged. They had been detained due to illness. Countersigned by John Callender and Samuel Shaw, with a signed docket by Jesse Jordan.

GLC02437.02348