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[Report of the late Captain Thomas Patten]

Report of Patten of the Artillery Artificers. Noted on the verso as written "To the Fort Major."

GLC02437.02661

[Weekly return of the artillery]

Lists officers by rank, status and state.

GLC02437.02680

[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates]

Lists number of men by rank. Countersigned by H. Maxwell.

GLC02437.02683

[Return of the Connecticut Regiment]

Lists men by rank and location. Countersigned by H. Smith.

GLC02437.02687

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that Congress has voted to "discharge the National Debt," and that one party had wanted to insert a clause to "exclude the Commutation & confirm it solely to discharge the foreign debt," though this clause did not pass.

GLC02437.02691

to Cornelius Swartwout

Informs Swartwout that someone will show him where he and Captain Dusten can gather firewood for the upcoming winter.

GLC02437.02693

to Captain Dusten

Informs Captain Dusten that a quartermaster will show him where to get firewood and other supplies for his men to aid them throughout the coming winter. Mentions Stoney Point and Verplanks Point. Mentions he also sent this information to Captain...

GLC02437.02695

to Henry Knox

Forwards the muster rolls for August and September. Notes that there is a discrepency in numbers for September due to the number "of the sick, absent and on Commands." Goes on to complain about the decline of the army, in particular the lack of...

GLC02437.02697

to Henry Knox

Asks if 1000 or 1500 in exchange for Mr. Morris's notes will be agreeable to Knox. If so, he will keep them for Knox.

GLC02437.02698

[Army return for the Rhode Island Battalion]

Lists men by rank, company and status. Countersigned by Captain Zephaniah Brown.

GLC02437.02699

[Request for provisions]

Request for provisions for a soldier of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment, who is continually sick, and his family. Includes two notes on the verso, signed by [Edward] Grant and someone named Zacheus with his mark.

GLC02437.02700

to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that due to poor weather, he had to break up several teams of men who were transporting wood to New Windsor and that he increased their pay as compensation.

GLC02437.02704

Monthly return of the Corps of Sappers & Miners

Lists men by status and rank.

GLC02437.02705

[Return of names of non commissioned officers and privates discharged]

Lists men by name and rank.

GLC02437.02713

to George Washington

Informs Washington of the status of several commanders. States that the Baron von Steuben, is at Saratoga, New York and to expect more information regarding the situation at Newburgh, New York from Colonel Villefranche. Asks to send a detachment to...

GLC02437.02421

to Jean Baptiste Gouvion

Written by Major General Knox to Colonel Gouvion. Says he was "mortified" that Gouvion did not call on him before leaving. Claims that despite the snub, he "cannot restrain my affection and esteem for you." Asks to be remembered with "pure love," as...

GLC02437.02218

[Petition for redress to Henry Knox]

This is "A True Coppy" of a petition first written on 24 March 1783. Says at the beginning of the year 1780 they empowered Lt. Col. Popkin to "do us the Strictest Justice" to get their notes from the state of Massachusetts from 1777-1779. He received...

GLC02437.02219

to Henry Knox

Written by Sargent Howes to Major General Knox. This is a follow up letter to events referenced in a petitions at GLC02437.02219. References Lt. Col. Popkin's letter to Knox of 19 June. Says he saw "many things Repugnant to Real fact" in it. This...

GLC02437.02220

[Order stating General Knox paid for Robert Symonds board]

Written by Major Shaw as Major General Knox's aide-de-camp. States that Robert Symonds of the New York Artillery, who was stationed in the country with horses belonging to General Knox and other officers, received rations from 15 October 1782 to 8...

GLC02437.02221

[Army rations issued to sappers & miners]

Provision return for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to the corps of sappers and miners from 1-4 July. A total of 18 men received a total of 76 rations.

GLC02437.02233

[Provision return of men in ordnance department]

Provision return for 8 men employed by the ordnance department from 5-8 July. The return also shows two women were hired for the four days. The ten people were issued a total of 56 rations. Signed by Doughty as Fort Major of West Point as well as...

GLC02437.02239

[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...

GLC02437.02246

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...

GLC02437.02247

[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

[Provision return]

Provision returns for twenty non-commissioned men from the invalid Regiment, three women, and five children. A docket note regarding rations is signed by Hillyer. Countersigned by John Doughty.

GLC02437.02257