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[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

[Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Detachment]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty and an illegible signature with a note from Eli King.

GLC02437.01989

Victualing return

Return issued for the rations for 8 men over 4 days, from 10 March to 13 March. A total of 32 rations were issued. Appears to be for "ye Andrew CMarshal." Signed by Captain John Howell of the main guard and John Doughty as fort major of West Point...

GLC02437.01993

[Rations for Major Wellfranche]

Document requesting six days of rations for Major Wellfrache [possibly meaning Villefranche]. Signed by Captain Joseph C. Dellezenn and countersigned by Major General Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw. Note by Shaw says these rations are "to be...

GLC02437.01998

[Army rations for one artificer]

Provision return for one man of the artillery artificers. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Includes a note on verso with an illegible signature.

GLC02437.02003

[Return of provisions]

Provision return for one mason. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Contains a note on verso signed by Jacob Gillet.

GLC02437.02014

[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]

Request for six days' worth of provisions for Masons;. Signed by a Joseph C. [Dellezenne]. Countersigned by John Lillie with note from Robert Matthews. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02023

[Return of provisions]

Return of provisions for one man. Signed by [Runals Forman] Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and John Buell with note from Thomas [Man]. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02024

[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with note from Jacob Gillet. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02025

[Victualing return of rations issued to a prisoner]

Return of rations issued to a prisoner from 27 March to 30 March. The prisoner appears to have been with the 1st Connecticut Regiment and was given a total of four rations. Countersigned by John Lillie and Sergeant James Bradley, stating that...

GLC02437.02033

[Provision return]

Countersigned by John Lillie and includes a note on verso from Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02064

[Provision return for Artificers]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.02076

[Army Rations issued to Jonathan Kidney and artificers]

Written by Lillie as an aide-de-camp asking Forsyth to deliver one day of provisions to Jonathan Kidney, who had just come out of captivity. Docket signed by Kidney that he received the provisions from a contractor.

GLC02437.02082

[Return for rations]

Return for rations for one person from Captain Thomas Patten's company of artillery artificers from 13 April to 20 April. A total of eight rations were delivered. Signed by Captain Patten and countersigned by Major General Knox's aide-de-camp Major...

GLC02437.02084

[Provision return]

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

GLC02437.02085

[Provision return]

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

GLC02437.02086

[Provision return for artificers]

Provision return for Captain Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 69 soldiers were each given 1 1/2 rations a day for four days for a total of 432 rations issued. Signed twice by...

GLC02437.02109

[Issue of rum to boat men]

Shaw requests that a quart of rum be issued to eight boatmen on fatigue duty. Two other illegible signatures appear on the document. Noted "Genl Ordr No. 5" on verso.

GLC02437.02194

to Hugh Maxwell

Written by Major General Knox to Colonel Maxwell. Orders that the remainder of the 3rd Regiment must march at 3 a.m. tomorrow morning. Tells him that provisions for 4 days must be drawn today and that the men need to have hard bread. Hopes he made...

GLC02437.02200

[Army Rations issued to Joseph Manning]

Issues six days' worth of provisions for Joseph Manning of the Rhode Island regiment. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Manning.

GLC02437.02146

[Provision return for Captain Patten]

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

GLC02437.02030

[Army Rations issued to Artificers]

Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso by Dudley Mercer. Lists men by company with issued rations.

GLC02437.02065

[Provision return]

Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02102

Provision return for one Sergt & six masons employ'd in the Engineers Department at West Point, commencing the first & ending the eight day of January 1783 both days included

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 John Green.

GLC02437.01776

[Provision return for the Carpenters Department

Lists carpenters (4 men, named) by regiment and includes rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Blatchley Webb and Samuel Shaw. Endorsed by Elijah Royce.

GLC02437.01820

[Artillery Artificers rations]

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

GLC02437.01907

[Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Detachment]

Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by a Captain Hopkins and by John Doughty, with an endorsement signed by Samuel Ackley. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01930

[Request for rations]

Request for a week's worth of provisions for a man of the Core of the Invalides. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed (with an X) by Joseph Freeman.

GLC02437.01968

[Provision request for Indians]

Orders rations to be issued for the use of five Indians going from Newburgh to Albany. The rations included 60 pounds of bread and 60 pounds of beef and also one gallon of rum as directed by Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Walker, an aide-de-camp to...

GLC02437.02406

[Request for provisions]

Return for provisions written by Fortress Major of West Point Doughty to the Commissary of Issues James Forsyth. Asks that 10 days of provisions be issued to John Mooder, a furloughed soldier of the Massachusetts Artillery on his way to Boston...

GLC02437.02230

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by David Hillyer, a quartermaster. Countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return for four men from Captain McGowan's Company of the Invalid Regiment who came to West Point from the Fishkill Barracks from 1-6 July...

GLC02437.02243

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Lieutenant Major B. Wells and countersigned by Fort Major of West Point Doughty. Provision return for four men from Captain Dustin's(?) Company of the New Hampshire line for one day. The unit had been "on command at Dobbs Ferry." A total of...

GLC02437.02248

[Provision return]

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox.Provision return for four men employed in the ordnance department. Four men and two women were issued one and a half rations a day for four days. Docket note regarding rations signed...

GLC02437.02254

[Provision return]

Signed by Colonel Swift and countersigned by John Doughty. Provision returns for three men of the late First Connecticut Regiment. A docket note regarding rations is signed by Sergeant Cook.

GLC02437.02256

[Provision return]

Return for provisions for three men. Countersigned by John Doughty with a signed docket by Miles Jordan.

GLC02437.02259

[Provision return]

Provision returns for noncommissioned and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners.

GLC02437.02266

[Orders to supply rations to Barney Daughtry]

Order of sixteen rations for Barney Daughtry, of the Invalid Regiment, discharged and on his way to Annapolis, Maryland.

GLC02437.02277

[Orders for provisions to Robert Bancroft and Elbert Brown]

Order for five days provisions for Robert Bancroft and Elbert Brown of the Invalid Regiment, on their way to Springfield, [Massachusetts].

GLC02437.02281

[Provision return]

Provision return for one sergeant and eight privates belonging to General Steuben's barge.

GLC02437.02288

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to the corps of sappers and miners from 13-16 July. A total of 68 rations were issued to 16 men over the four days. Signed by Captain Bushnell as commander of the engineering corps...

GLC02437.02294

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for rations issued to three men from Colonel Antill's regiment. Lieutenant Wright's company in the ordinance department. Return also includes 2 women. The 5 people were issued 26 rations from 17-20 July. Signed by both Lieutenant...

GLC02437.02299

[Army rations issued to Thomas Nelson and his family]

Asks the commissary, James Forsyth, to issue rations for Thomas Nelson, his wife, and 2 children from 16-31 of July. Says that Nelson is a furloughed man from the Massachusetts artillery who was detained by the sickness of his wife. Nelson signed...

GLC02437.02300

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for three men employed in the ordinance department from 21-24 July. Also includes two women who received rations. The three men served in Lieutenant Wright's company of artillery artificers. A total of 26 rations were issued over the...

GLC02437.02314

[Army rations issued to Captain Vincent and his followers]

Written by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw ordering West Point Commissary James Forsyth to issue twelve rations to Captain Vincent and his followers, "being friendly indians." Docket signed by George [Dummerton] stating that contractors...

GLC02437.02317

[Order to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox]

Order written by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw to West Point Commissary James Forsyth. Tells the commissary to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox.

GLC02437.02318

[Request for rations]

Order sent by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw to West Point Commissary James Forsyth requesting six rations for three men "late of the 23d British regiment." Docket signed by a Jonathan Hamilton that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02324

[Issue of twenty pounds of beef]

Order to issue twenty pounds of beef for General Knox.

GLC02437.02331

[Provision return]

A provision return for the non-commissioned and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners for a total of 59 and 3/4 rations. A docket acknowledging of the contractors for New York and New Jersey is signed by Edward Bass.

GLC02437.02335

[Issue of army rations]

Order to issue rations to Captain Vincent and his friendly Indian companions. The order specifies that they be given one peck of peas and in the future, with every ration, issued one gill of rum "whether country or West India." Signed by Samuel...

GLC02437.02337

[Provision return]

A provision return for a prisoner of the Corps of Sappers and Miners. The prisoner is issued one ration for one day. Signed by Captain [Nathan] Dix and John Doughty, Fort Major at West Point. The docket acknowledges receipt of the contractors for...

GLC02437.02338