27 June 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [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

28 June 1783

Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for cannon]

Receipt of two brass cannons from General Knox by the hand of Captain Buchanan for engraving.

GLC02437.02196

28 June 1783

Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Captain Major Billings to Major General Knox. References a previous letter from Knox that arrived with 2 brass cannons -- says he will "set about them as soon as the directions arrive, and will finish them as soon as possible." Billings is engraving the cannon for Count De Rocheambeau (see GLC02437.02199) also has designs relating to the Society of Cincinnati but he claims the "design [is] ... so defased and torn that they are unfit to be seen, if that is wanted I will draw it over and send down, I have a design now drawn which if aproved off may suit for those cannon for sake of…

GLC02437.02198

July 1, 1783

Price, William, ?-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: Provision return for a lieutenant officer police...

Written by William Price, Officer Police and countersigned by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp.. A provision return for one lieutenant officer police for the garrison of West Point. States that ninety three rations (three rations per day for thirty-one days) were issued for the month of July 1783. The document is also signed by Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.02211

2 July 1783

Antill, Edward, 1742-1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Requests that the bearer of the letter, Joseph Dyer, and two other men (John Lenen and James Kendall) be given enough provisions to return home on furlough. Explains that the men are from Boston and that Dyer is a man "distinguished with honor and merrits some little notice." The verso includes an autograph endorsement signed by General Knox which grants each man ten days provisions for their trip back to Boston. Also included on the verso is a receipt of rations signed by John Dyer.

GLC02437.02222

2 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision returns for Thomas Clews]

Written and signed by General Knox's aide-de-camp Samuel Shaw. Thomas Clews, of the Corps of Invalids, is given 107 complete rations by order of General Knox. A note of receipt from the contractors for the states of New York and New Jersey is included on the docket.

GLC02437.02223

3 July 1783 circa

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Document signed

Title: [Provision return of rations issued to light infantry]

Provision return for 12 men of the light infantry commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hull for 3 days from 1 July to 3 July. A total of 36 rations were issued. This document was signed by S. Spring, a quartermaster, and Major Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and sent to James Forsyth, the Commissary of West Point. Docket signed by Tillotson stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02227

4 July 1783 circa

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for masons hired by the engineers department]

Provision return for the superintendent of the Masons; employed by the engineers department. One man was hired for four days from 1 - 4 July 1783 for a total of six rations issued. Signed by Joseph Cheesman, a superintendent, and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as an aide-de-camp to Major General Henry Knox. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight stating that the rations were delievered.

GLC02437.02232

6 July 1783 circa

Hillyer, David, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by David Hillyer, a quartermaster. Countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return sent to James Forsyth, the commissary at West Point, for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to Captain McGowan's company of the Invalid Regiment that were being detained for a board of inspection from 1-6 July. The return also includes rations for three women and six children. A total of 176 rations were issued over the six days. Docket signed by Hillyer stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02242

16 July 1783 circa

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Manuscript signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster with the artillery, and countersigned by Fort Major of West Point John Doughty. Provision return for rations issued to two men, one woman, and two children for ten days from 7-16 July. A total of 40 rations were issued over the ten days. Note on bottom of recto is signed by Thomas Nelson stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02246

7 July 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Antill

Written by Major General Knox to Lieutenant Colonel Antill. Encloses a return for provisions for his family (not included here). Apologizes for initially giving him conditional paperwork, but says he was unfamiliar with the resolve of Congress which ordered the provisions issued. Says "I have understood there is now authority for that purpose."

GLC02437.02247

7 July 1783

Antill, Edward, 1742-1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Lieutenant Colonel Antill to Major General Knox. Returns an enclosed provision order (not included) for rations for his family. Asks him to sign and return it by the bearer of this letter. Says "this form I made has been purused ever since the contract, the second in command to sign these kind of Extra Issues." Says General Heath signed his paperwork last month. The letter is marked as having been sent express. There are several dates on this document, but the 7th was chosen, and Knox's reply at GLC02437.02247 was on 7 July 1783.

GLC02437.02249

7 July 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army rations issued]

Marked "Copy." Top half of the document is a copy of Lt. Col. Antill's request for provisions for 31 days for "five canadian refugees." Asks for 155 rations. Bottom half of the document says that the "above provision" is for his family. Knox gives permission for the contractors to issue the rations.

GLC02437.02250

8 July 1783

Price, William, ?-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Signed by William Price and countersigned by Fort Major John Doughty by orders of General Knox. Provision ration for four discharged men for six days. A receipt note below the docket is signed by William Burrows.

GLC02437.02251

9 July 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [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 by William Burrows.

GLC02437.02254

22 November 1778

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army expenses of various regiments]

Contains instructions to Mr. Richards to deliver articles and collect receipts for them. The receipts are included on the following pages. Written at or near Fredericksburg (present-day Patterson, New York).

GLC02437.02263

12 July 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

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

GLC02437.02266

14 July 1783

Hillyer, David, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Signed by David Hillyer as quarter master and countersigned by John Doughty as Fort Major. Provisions return for twenty men of the Invalid Regiment, three women, and six children. States that the twenty men were detained on account of the Board of Inspections. A total of 104 rations were issued.

GLC02437.02269

14 July 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Order to supply rations to John Mundin]

Order of 27 rations to Sergeant John Mundin of the Invalid Regiment discharged and on his way to Albany, New York. The order for 27 rations also includes Mundin's wife and five children.

GLC02437.02271

circa 16 July 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for rations issued to the superitendant of the Masons; employed by the engineers department from 13-16 July. A total of 6 rations were issued over the four days for one person. Countersigned by Joseph Cheesman, superintendant. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02292

17 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for one man of the late 2nd Connecticut Regiment. He was issued 10 rations for 10 days. Signed by R. Sanderson as a quartermaster and Colonel H. Luith(?). Also signed by Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Docket signed by an Ezekiel Whitney stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02295

17 July 1783

Bliss, Daniel, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Bliss to Major General Knox. Wants to renew his acquaintance with Knox in hopes that Knox will perform an act of kindness for him. Bliss has included a letter to his mother as well as some money for her, and hopes Knox will forward the letter and money by a safe conveyance. Says he has not heard from his mother in "some years past."

GLC02437.02298

16 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [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 the docket stating that 64 rations were delivered to him.

GLC02437.02300

18 July 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for a man employed in the Ordinance Dept.]

A provision return for one man employed by the Ordinance Department, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, Captain Blanchard's Company. A total of three rations are to be provided commencing 18 July 1783 to 20 July 1783. The order is also signed by Samuel Shaw, General Henry Knox's aide-de-camp.

GLC02437.02302

19 July 1783

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

Autograph document signed

Title: Certificate of account settlement

Certifies that Mr. John Banks, Conductor of Military Stores, has settled his public accounts and delivered his books and vouchers.

GLC02437.02305