31 July 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Ordnance & stores received, from the 1st January to the 31st July, 1782

List of stores, organized by date and by officer. Identified as "No: 5".

GLC02437.01509

13 August 1782

Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes, "I have the honour to inform you of my being at this place, for the purpose of erecting a brass ordnance foundry - the want of fire brick occasions some delay, as thay must be had from Boston, Col. Hatch has engaged them and I expect that they will come on in about ten days." Comments that since "every thing will be new, & workmen strange," when the foundry is ready he will first work on some light metal, like 5 1/2 inch howitzers. Will try to get the work done as quickly as possible, because he "shall wish to return to New York, when it is in our possession, where I should be…

GLC02437.01526

August 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [A mode of commuting to half pay]

Possibly in the handwriting of Henry Knox. List and calculations for half pay of various officers.

GLC02437.01528

31 August 1782

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Ezekiel Cheever

Marked "copy." Written from the War Office. Declares that he has not yet responded to Cheever's last letter because he had not yet been able to get his account overlooked by the people whose business it is to do so; he is confident they will soon, though, "a proper arrangement being now made for the adjustment of those a like Circumstanced in every department." Is saddened to hear that "those you have nourished & brought up have rebelled against you," but assures Cheever that he has never seen any reports from them that were prejudiced against him. Comments that Cheever's "Services…

GLC02437.01553

3 September 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Return of musquet cartridges delivered to the several brigades from West Point from the 1st of March to the 1st September 1782

List of numbers of musket cartridges, broken down by brigade.

GLC02437.01558

1 September 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Return of public stores at Albany in the Department of the Quarter Master General ...

[title continues] ... "and which by order of Major General Lord Stirling are immediately to be sent to West Point recommended to the care of Major General Knox or the commanding officer there." List includes items like saws, axes, and spades.

GLC02437.01560

5 September 1782

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document

Title: Detail of guards in and about West Point

List of guards, broken down by department (such as sappers and miners and artillery). On verso is a "Detail of the despatched parties from the 2d Connt. Regiment," with the clerical signature of Heman Swift.

GLC02437.01578

12 September 1782

Price, William, ?-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: Memorandum of stores with the laboratory

Return of artillery stores, such as knives, scrapers, and hammers. Price signs as lieutenant of artillery.

GLC02437.01602

12 September 1782

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he has sent, at "the first safe opportunity I had, those six maps you have subscribed for at Philadelphia. I hope they may meet your approbation; tho they are not printed so clean as I could wish, the least imagined to be done, but of all, has plagued me most, and caused me to this day to be a loser in a business, from which one would suppose I should have some compensation from the prospect, and infinite trouble I have had."

GLC02437.01603

15 September 1782

Eayrs, John, fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: List of stores on board the Hope in the river

List of artillery stores, including tools and supplies.

GLC02437.01612

16 September 1782

Denniston, George J., fl. 1782

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of riding horses in garrison at West Point

Written on behalf of Daniel Carthy, the Assistant Deputy Quarter Master, by George J. Denniston. Lists 22 horses and the people to whom they belong, including General Henry Knox, Major Villefranche, Colonel John Crane, etc.

GLC02437.01613

19 September 1782

Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written from "War Office." Writes, "I have Sent for the German Armourers and will forward - them to you with the necessary Tools - If I can obtain any considerable number I think we had better send to Mr. [possibly Richard] Cranch who is now employed at Springfield to superintend him - If in your opinion he is not a suitable person for this business - I wish you would mention it to me I can here have the choice of a good Man."

GLC02437.01619

17 May 1782

Price, William, ?-1790

Manuscript document

Title: Return of stores in the laboratory at Burlington

State is unspecified. Lists sulpher, pitch, copper measures, kegs of rosen, blades, knives, and cotton, among many other stores.

GLC02437.10034

17 June 1782

Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of Ordnance stores at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh]

Signed by I. Craig, Major of Artillery to Henry Knox, Brigadier General of Artillery. Lists stores of shells, powder, cartridges, muskets, rifles, swords, etc. Fort Pitt was the site of present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fort McIntosh became the town of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Document is one long narrow sheet folded over many times. Dimensions are approximate.

GLC02437.10036

1 January 1778 - 31 July 1782

Manuscript document

Title: [Return of ordnance and supplies]

Dimensions are estimated as document is one long sheet folded many times.

GLC02437.10506

31 August 1782

Carthy, Daniel, fl. 1780-1782

Manuscript document

Title: Return of Quartermaster General's stores on hand at West Point 31 August 1782

Lists land transportation, water transportation, camp equipment, etc.

GLC02437.10508

15 September 1782

Eayrs, John, fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of military stores brought from Burlington to West Point]

Lists ordnance and stores brought from Burlington, New Jersey to West Point, New York for use of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery.

GLC02437.10510

12 March 1782

Whitlock, William, fl. 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores from Richmond, Manchester, Yorktown and Williamsburg, all in Virginia. Lists items by type, weight, and ammunition. Noted as signed on behalf of Thomas Jones.

GLC02437.10693

1 April 1782

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of February and March 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type and weight.

GLC02437.10694

2 April 1782

Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of February and March 1782 at West Point, New York. Items listed by type and weight.

GLC02437.10695

1 June 1782

Manuscript document

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of April and May 1782 at West Point, New York. Items listed by type, weight and ammunition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.10696

circa 1 July 1782

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of April, May and June 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type, weight and current condition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.10697

15 July 1782

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and ammunition at the different posts along the Mohawk River. Items listed by fort and type. Noted as signed by a Thomas Seward.

GLC02437.10698

circa 1 August 1782

Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores sent to the Northern army starting from 1 January 1778 to 31 July 1782. Lists items by type, destination and current condition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.10699

10 August 1782

Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of June and July 1782 at West Point, New York. Items listed by type and weight.

GLC02437.10700