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Supplies for recruits and disbursment

Lists supplies given and the amounts paid to various troops. Includes items such as shoes, fish, clothing, etc. Addressed to Jeremiah Wadsworth.

GLC02437.03750

to George Washington

Written from Fort Washington, near present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Battle report providing extensive details of the defeat of General [Arthur] St. Clair at the hands of the Miami Indians on the Northwest Frontier. Docketed by George Washington.

GLC02437.05233

to William Burnet

Relates that Catharine Greene, widow of Nathanael Greene, has a petition before Congress requesting an indemnification against debts incurred by Greene during the Revolutionary War. During the war, Nathanael Greene had made a contract with merchant...

GLC02437.04657

[Journal of a privateer and of prisoner of war during the War of 1812]

Diary written while aboard the privateer Alfred and as a prisoner of war in Melville Island Prison, Halifax, and Dartmoor Prison. Records many sightings and occasional capturing of ships. Entry on 22 February 1814 records the capture of Green's...

GLC00498.01

Headquarters: Volunteer Battalion. Order no. 2. Camp Montgomery, July 1, 1853.

Orders for the daily schedule and other information for the volunteer battalion. Signed in print by Semmes as Captain of the Columbus Guard, A. H. Cooper, Captain of the City Light Guards, and T. Lomax, Adjutant. Semmes corrected version with...

GLC00572.04

to Jethro Sumner

Written by Penn, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, as a Continental Congressman to Brigadier General Sumner in North Carolina. Informs Sumner that the militia must serve three months from the time they were at headquarters, not counting...

GLC00621

to George Washington

Written by Major General Knox to General Washington. Says he arrived at camp to find that 22 American women and children, formerly prisoners who had travelled from Canada, were seeking assistance. They travelled down from Vermont to Albany, New York...

GLC02437.01624

to George Washington

Discusses problems with the issuance of provisions at West Point. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.10043

to Henry Knox

Writes that he would like Knox to inform him whom he should consult "for Provisions & Hospitals Stores after the 15th as I have received no Official Direction on the Subject." Explains that Mr. Sands "has ordered his issuers to continue their duty,"...

GLC02437.01663

Received from Mr Forsyth, Commissary of Issues, during the month of January 1783

List of items received from James Forsyth during January 1783 for General Henry Knox and his family, signed by Samuel Shaw (see GLC02437.01769 for a related document.)

GLC02437.01770

Provision return for three men drafted from the Corps of Invalids, doing duty in the Engineers Barge, commencing the first & ending the eight day of January both day included

Provision return signed by D. [likely Daniel] Niven [some sources say Nevin], Commanding Engineer, and countersigned "By order of Gen [Henry] Knox", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by Peter Fitzpatrick.

GLC02437.01775

[Provision return for three soldiers employed in the ordinance department]

Return signed by Captain Thomas Patten of the Artillery Artificers (3 men named) and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by D. S. [possibly Dudley] Mercer.

GLC02437.01778

[Provision return for sixteen prisoners of war confin'd in provost at West Point for eight days]

Return signed by Lieutenant Joseph Hait and by R. Douglass Captain Guard, and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed illegibly.

GLC02437.01781

Army Rations issued to men in Ordance Departmt.

"Provision Return for one Man Drafted from the Invalid Regt. Capt. Rileys Company now employed in the ordinance Dept. for four Days is four Rations." Directed to Commissary Forsyth, possibly James Forsyth, Commissary at West Point. Return is signed...

GLC02437.01786

to the Commissary

Writes, "Please to issue provisions, from this day to the 12th inclusive, to Benjamin Jenkins, soldier in the Rhode Island Regiment on command from Saratoga, he having been served up to the 31st ulto. as per certificate from Col. Olney commanding...

GLC02437.01787

to the Commissary

Writes, "Please to issue to Prince Darby of the Massa. Artillery, fifteen days provision from the 4th instant - he being ordered on command with officers horses. By order of the Comdt." Note on verso signed illegibly.

GLC02437.01790

[Provision return for sixteen carpenters drafted from the line, employed in the engineer department at West Point]

Return signed by D. [likely Daniel] Niven [sometimes spelled Nevin] and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by John Allin.

GLC02437.01793

[A provision return for barge men]

Return signed by W. Woodstock and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by Thomas Coghall.

GLC02437.01794

[Provision return for one army prisoner confin'd under provost at West Point].

Return signed by Asa Andrews and H. [likely Henry] Ten Eyck, and countersigned "By order of the Comdt", S. [Samuel] Shaw, Aide-de-Camp. Note on verso signed by Alner Lord.

GLC02437.01797

[Provision return for one man belonging to the ordinance department att one ration and a half per day]

Return signed by Captain Thomas Patten of the artillery artificers, and countersigned "By order of Genl. Knox", John Doughty, Fort Major. Note on verso signed by D.S. [likely Dudley S.] Mercer.

GLC02437.01798

Provision Return for one Non Commission'd Officer, and six privates, belonging to the 7th Massachusetts regiment commissary and ending the 7th January 1783

List of companies on duty at West Point, New York and the number of days and rations issued. Countersigned by John Doughty. Endorsed on verso by Peter Winsor.

GLC02437.01810

[Provision return for masons covering eight days]

Also signed by Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent [of Masons;]. A note written on verso, signed by [?] Hayden, confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10078

[Provision return for masons and miners covering eight days]

Also signed by Daniel Niven, Captain of Engineers, and Joseph Cheesman, Director of Masons;. A note written on verso, signed by [?] Hayden, confirms receipt of rations for West Point.

GLC02437.10079

Copies of letters sent by Colo. Antill

Title from docket. Marked as a copy. Possibly refers to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Antill. Contains two letters discussing whether "Colonel Antils [sic] family were to be included in the allowance of provision to Canadian Refugees." The first...

GLC02437.10102

[Return for Army Rations issued to Prisoners]

Lists number of prisoners by regiment, days as a prisoner and amount of rations issued. Signed by Asa Andrews; countersigned by Samuel Shaw; endorsed by Jacob Gillet on verso.

GLC02437.01816