5 August 1779

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

Manuscript document

Title: [Return of clothing delivered to Colonel Ezekiel Cheever at North Castle, New York, December 1776]

Marked as a copy. Clothing came from Fort Washington by order of General Henry Knox. Lists the recipient of clothing, and by whose order it was delivered. Includes several administrative notes at the bottom of the page, with the signature (or a copy) of Ruddock, Deputy Commissary of stores at Fishkill.

GLC02437.10440

1803-1804

Breck, Anna, fl. 1803-1804

Autograph letter

Title: to Lucy [incomplete]

Breck writes to her friend Lucy, likely Lucy Flucker Knox, daughter of Henry Knox. Discusses the marriage of Lucy's brother (possibly Henry Jackson Knox, who married in May 1803). Mentions the engagements of other friends, noting, "...all my friends are taking leave of the single state and I shall soon be quite a solitary member of it-" Continues writing 24 June. Expresses boredom regarding life in the country and living with her parents. Daydreams of distant lands and travel to exotic locales. Mentions memories of Boston, promising not to go to Boston without traveling to Maine to…

GLC02437.09445

circa 1794-1798

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Examination of a disagreement between Captain Nicholson and Colonel Claghorn]

Discussion of a disagreement between Captain Samuel Nicholson and Colonel George Claghorn. The creator notes, "It appears pretty evident that the secret and real cause of the difference has been a jealousy of power." Apparently Nicholson opposed the admittance of two gentleman and ladies to an unspecified location (possibly the ship). The group Nicholson refused was associated with Claghorn.

GLC02437.09455

20 August 1739

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Document signed

Title: [Promissory note between Bradshaw and Samuel Waldo]

Bradshaw promises to pay Samuel Waldo ten pounds in "well made, hard-burnt merchantable bricks" to be delivered at Waldo's house in Boston on or before 30 October [1739]. Also signed by Samuel Whittemore.

GLC02437.09460

11 January 1754

Winslow, Isaac, 1709-1777

Document signed

Title: [Supplies for Samuel Waldo's estate made by Winslow and Thomas Flucker]

Based on a joint account between Winslow and Flucker, Waldo's son-in-law. Also signed by Flucker. A note at the bottom of page one, continuing to page two indicates this account information is pertinent to supplies sent to Waldo's eastern settlements.

GLC02437.09462

1754

Document

Title: [Account of supplies for James Beveridge at St. George (present-day Maine)]

By order of Samuel Waldo. Lists spinning wheels, wool, spades, flour, quilts, ledgers, and axes, among many other items.

GLC02437.09463

circa March 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck's company in Colonel Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Abstracts relating to Edward Burbeck's company for the months of January and February of 1776. Each abstract lists men by rank.

GLC02437.09493

January 1776

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay due for Captain Perkins's company in Colonel Henry Knox's regiment]

Lists the number of persons at specific positions in the regiment (one captain, three lieutenants, etc.).

GLC02437.09494

February- April 1776

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay for officers and soldiers under the command of Henry Burbeck in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Abstracts of pay for officers and soldiers in Henry Burbeck's regiment of artillery for the months of February, March and April 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.

GLC02437.09503

27 March 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Abstract of pay covering February 1776 for Captains Stephen Badlam and Ebenezer Steven's companies of artillery]

Abstract of pay due to Stephen Badlam and Ebenezer Steven's companies of artillery for the month of February 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.

GLC02437.09507

1 April 1776

Badlam, Stephen, 1751-1815

Document

Title: [Abstract for five men discharged from Captain Stephen Badlam's Company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Includes an abstract of pay for the months of February and March 1776.

GLC02437.09512

April 1776

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers & nine companies of the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox]

Lists the various posts (colonel, major, adjutant, etc.) and the pay for each.

GLC02437.09516

10 May 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [List of officers]

Marked as a copy. Lists officers and pay for an unspecified company for the month of March.

GLC02437.09522

16 May 1776

Document

Title: [Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers and nine companies of the artillery regiment]

Marked as a copy. Covers the months of February and March 1776.

GLC02437.09523

April- June 1776

Burbeck, Edward, 1740-1783

Document

Title: [Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Covers the months of April, May, and June. Marked as a copy.

GLC02437.09524

May 1776

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

Document signed

Title: [Abstract for officers and soldiers under the command of Lieutenant Henry Burbeck in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Lists officers and their corresponding pay. Verso contains several mathematical figures.

GLC02437.09525

June 1776

Document

Title: [Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers and ten companies of the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June.

GLC02437.09527

June 1776

Morton, Dimond, 1743-1792

Document

Title: [Abstract for officers and soldiers commanded by Captain Morton's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates Morton's company was paid in August 1776.

GLC02437.09529

17 July 1776

Crafts, Edward, 1746-1806

Document

Title: [Abstract for Captain Edward Crafts's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates that Crafts's company was paid 16 August 1776.

GLC02437.09535

28 October 1776

Stringer, Samuel, 1725-?

Autograph document

Title: [Listing of American and British vessels engaged in the Battle of Valcour]

A list of the "Fleet of the United States that were engaged…" followed by a list of "The Enemies Fleet engaged…." The lists include number and type of vessels, and their number and type of guns. The American list includes the names of the two schooners: "Royal Savage" and "Liberty, taken from Skene" [a reference to Philip Skene, a Tory from whom the Liberty had earlier been taken]. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.00477.

GLC02437.09538

1777

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of medicine for the artillery]

Lists medicines such as calomel, opium, camphor, oxmel seillit, and many others.

GLC02437.09545

29 May 1781

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of discharge for David Cawood]

Attests that Captain Cawood has served as an artificer for three years.

GLC02437.09554

14 December 1782

Johnson, J., fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Mr. Higgins]

Possibly created at Highlands, New York. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson recommends Higgins, sergeant's mate, for a fifty day leave of absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09565

16 December 1782

Johnson, J., fl. 1782

Manuscript letter

Title: to Henry Knox

Colonel Johnson explains the circumstances of Sergeant Barns, of the 2nd Connecticut Brigade, to Major General Henry Knox. Recommends Barns for a leave of absence, though the maximum number of soldiers allowed on furlough has already been reached by Barns's company. Writes that Barns's wife is "at the point of death." Note on verso indicated that Colonel Johnson has been permitted to grant the furlough. Possibly created at Highlands, New York.

GLC02437.09574

19 December 1782

Crane, John, 1744-1805

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Bliss]

Crane recommends Bliss for furlough until 1 March 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09580