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Return of the Women & Children at the Post of West Point & its Dependencies, that would have drawn Rations under the late Regulations, and also of the number of Extra Rations drawn under the new Contract

Lists number of women and children by regiment and includes the amount of extra rations they will receive under the new regulations.

GLC02437.01809

A Provision Return for the Commdt. Barge Men Commencing the 5th and Ending the 8th jany 1783

Lists companies and men and the number rations issued. Signed by W. Woodstock; countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Endorsed by W. Woodstock on verso.

GLC02437.01811

Provision Return for sixteen Carpenters Emply'd in the Engineer Department at West Point, Commence the fifth and ending the tenth day of January 1783 - both days included -

Lists people by regiment. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Signs his own name as "Niven." Endorsed by John Allin.

GLC02437.01821

to the Commissary

Orders to issue a day's worth of rations to musicians in the New Hampshire line "detained at this post by the present storm." Endorsed by a man named Samuel, surname illegible.

GLC02437.01825

Provision Return for Sixteen Soldiers for Six Days Employed In the Engineers Department at one Ration and a half per Day Commensing the Eleventh and Ending the Sixteenth Both Days Included

Lists men by regiment and company and rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by John Allin.

GLC02437.01826

[Army Rations issued to Elizabeth Cottril]

Orders to issue rations, "whiskey excepted," to Elizabeth Cottril, Richard Cottril's wife. Countersigned by Robert Forsythe and endorsed by Richard Cottril.

GLC02437.01832

[Provision return for one army prisoner for three days]

Shows the amount of provisions issued for one prisoner. Countersigned by R. Willis and John Doughty and endorsed by [Truman] Hotchkiss. Date from note.

GLC02437.01833

to Henry Knox

Requests a lock for the door to the stores of ammunition and provisions.

GLC02437.01837

[Army Rations issued to the Engineers Department]

Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Signed by Moses Dean. Countersigned by John Doughty and endorsed by a John [Allin]. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.01840

[Provision return of Capt. Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]

Lists men by regiment, company, and trade with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with an endorsement by D. S. Mercer. Date and place writ from docket.

GLC02437.01841

[Provision return for one army prisoner]

Lists amount of rations issued. Countersigned by E. Eills and John Doughty, with an endorsement by Jedediah Smith. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01845

Victualing return for two army prisoners four days commencing the 27th and including the 31st of instant Jany

Lists men by regiment and includes rations issued. Countersigned by Ezra Selden and Samuel Shaw with endorsement on the verso by Phinehas [Prang]. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01871

[Provision return for one man of captain Thomas Patten's Company]

Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement by Dudley Mercer. Date from note.

GLC02437.01883

[Provision return of Capt Patten's Company]

Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.01891

[Order for provisions]

Request for twenty pounds of beef on behalf of General Knox. Includes an endorsement signed by Samuel [Hubbard].

GLC02437.01919

[Provision return]

Request for provisions for a man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso, signed with an illegible signature. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.01927

[Return for an Army Prisoner]

Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by John Hutchinson Buell and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Eleazer Cutter.

GLC02437.01934

[Return for army prisoners]

Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Countersigned by an E. Hopkins and John Doughty with a note from Samuel Ackley. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01936

[Army rations issued to two masons]

Noted as a provision return for two Masons; at West Point, New York. Right edge is missing causing text loss. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso. Signature is missing due to missing right edge.

GLC02437.01944

[Army Rations issued to Prisoners]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Buell and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso signed by Asa Andrews. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01950

[Provision return for Bargemen]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, and with an endorsement on verso signed by [Marghit Keyes].

GLC02437.01962

[Provisions drawn for Henry Knox]

Lists stores received from Mr. [Robert ]Forsyth during the month of February.

GLC02437.01964

[Army prisoner rations]

Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and John (illegible surname) with a note from Josiah D. Child. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01984

[Order for extra rations]

Order asking for the issue of provisions for 2 days for 1 corporal and 8 men belonging to Commandant(?) Baige. A total of 18 rations were issued from 9 March to 11 March. Has several signatures approving the rations, Jonathan Lillie an aide-de-camp...

GLC02437.01992

[Request for provisions]

Requests six days' provisions for a servant. Signed by Joseph C. [Dellezenne]. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Paul Barney on verso, signed with his mark.

GLC02437.02012

[Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Artificers]

Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from George Groom.

GLC02437.02037

[Request for extra rations]

Request for three days' worth of provisions for two watermen. Creator signature illegible. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Robert Matthews. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.02038

[Provision return]

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note on the verso from John Warner. Lists men by company with issued rations.

GLC02437.02042

[Provision return]

Countersigned by John Doughty with a note on verso from John Armstrong. Lists men by company with issued rations.

GLC02437.02045

[Army Rations issued to Artificers]

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from George Groom. Lists men by company with issued rations.

GLC02437.02055

[Provision return for Captain Patten's Company]

Signed by "P. Sears," possibly referring to Peter Sears. Countersigned by John Doughty with a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations.

GLC02437.02058

[Provision return]

Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by regiment with issued returns.

GLC02437.02060

[Provision return]

Countersigned by John Doughty with a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations. Left edge is water damaged.

GLC02437.02066

[Request for provisions]

Includes a note on the verso from Nehemiah Philips. Request for one day's worth of provisions for Nehemiah Philips.

GLC02437.02067

to Benjamin Walker

Document written by General Hand to Lieutenant Colonel Walker as an aide-de-camp to General von Steuben. Says the bearer of this letter, a Mr. Victor, late an ensign in General Hazen's regiment waits on Walker to draw provisions as a Canadian refugee...

GLC02437.02080

[Request for Army rations]

Request for sixteen rations for William Bigelow. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Bigelow.

GLC02437.02097

[Provision return]

Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with a note from Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.02103

[Army rations issued to recently released prisoners]

Note from Lillie, an aide-de-camp to Henry Knox, allowing the issue of one day's worth of provisions for two recently released prisoners. Written to Mr. Forsyth as the commissary of issues. Docket signed that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02107

[Provision return for an artificer]

Ordered and signed by Major Samuel Shaw as Major General Knox's aide-de-camp. Return for rations for one man in Captain Thomas Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 1 1/2 rations a...

GLC02437.02108

[Provisions return]

Lists men by rank with rations issued.

GLC02437.02113

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox of the theft of a barrel of flour and the circumstances under which this occured. Assures him that the lock to the door separating the ammunition from the provisions is secure and the lock to the stores in general has been replaced.

GLC02437.02136

[Provisions received]

List of stores, including items such as flour, beef, rum, salt and candles.

GLC02437.02140

[Army rations issued to the Engineer Department]

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight.

GLC02437.02155

to Royal Flint

Request for more flour as there is not "any in the store fit to be used." Noted received on verso.

GLC02437.02156

[Army rations issued to Joseph Manning]

Orders to the contractors at Newburgh, New York for six days provisions for Joseph Manning, a soldier in the Rhode Island regiment who is going to home on furlough. Two dockets on verso. One is signed by Manning stating that the contractors delivered...

GLC02437.02186

to the Contractors for the States of N. York & New Jersey

Finck, Major Commanding, New York State Regiment, issues one hundred and sixteen extra rations of provisions to an officer commanding a flag and his escort, from the British garrison at Oswego. Includes an endorsement signed by Immanuel Deake(?)...

GLC02437.02197

[Provision return]

A provision return for eight men and two women employed in the ordinance department at one ration per day from July 1st to July 4th 1783, for a total of fifty-six rations. Noted and signed: "By order of the Comd. S. Shaw [Samuel Shaw]." Also signed...

GLC02437.02212

to Henry Knox

Written by Colonel Humphreys as Washington's aide-de-camp to Major General Knox. Says General Washington desires him to have as much of the hard bread, which was delivered into Eldermen's store, issued to the detachment as they can carry. Asks that...

GLC02437.02182

[Provision ration of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]

Lists men by regiment, company and occupation with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.01983

[Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Artificers]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Mr. Hopkins with a note on the verso.

GLC02437.01987