5 November 1785

Warden & Russell, 1784-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill to Henry Knox for subscription to the Boston Centinel]

Knox owed £0.9.0 for his subscription to the Boston Centinel from February to November 1785. William Warden and Benjamin Russell note that they received payment.

GLC02437.08592

14 September 1786

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Lists certificates for what appears to be various land plots, listed by plot number and date. Directed to Henry Jackson and his brother, William Knox.

GLC02437.08597

1786

Rivington, James, 1724-1802

Manuscript document

Title: [Bill]

Bill for Henry Knox from James Rivington for about £20.

GLC02437.08598

9 June 1787

Duer, William, 1747-1799

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Note]

An I.O.U for Henry Knox for the amount of $100.

GLC02437.08601

9 July 1787

Waldron, Alexander, fl. 1787

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Note of payment for land and other items from Henry Knox. Includes a note of receipt for Daniel Phoenix.

GLC02437.08602

February 11, 1788

Mesnard, Thomas, fl. 1788

Document signed

Title: [Bill]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Bill of lading for a container of various merchandise from Webber and Bicknell on behalf of Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08603

26 November 1788

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Jackson and Henry Knox from July 1785 to 26 November 1788.

GLC02437.08604

28 March 1788

Staples, William, fl. 1788-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Lists transactions between James Rivington and Henry Knox, by date. Includes a note of receipt from William Staples on behalf of Rivington.

GLC02437.08605

circa 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Memorandum] [incomplete?]

Lists expenses for various items by date.

GLC02437.08608

2 August 1788

Latour, Anthony, fl. 1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Lists items Henry Knox bought from Anthony Latour. Items include ribbons and other items.

GLC02437.08609

3 October 1788

Dunbar, Daniel, fl. 1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Note of receipt from Henry Knox for £1, 17s. and 3 p. Noted as written at First Farm, St. Georges, which is near Thomaston, Maine.

GLC02437.08610

circa 22 November 1788

Lane, fl. 1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

Bill for Henry Knox for dressing, hair powder, and other items.

GLC02437.08611

22 November 1788

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorandum]

Lists warrants that Henry Knox has collected and needs to collect.

GLC02437.08618

circa 1 March 1789

Crane, John, 1744-1805

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill]

List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Watson Willet & Co. listed by date from 1 December 1788 to 28 February 1789. Noted by John Crane as having received the contents on behalf of the firm.

GLC02437.08625

circa 14 April 1789

Rivington, John, fl. 1789

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Lists items bought by Henry Knox from James Rivington, including dictionaries and visiting cards. Noted as received for James Rivington by John Rivington, presumably James' brother.

GLC02437.08626

10 September 1789

Lane, Matthew, fl. 1789

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt for various items directed to Matthew Lane from Henry Knox. Items include payment for masonry work, bricks, lime and other related materials.

GLC02437.08628

24 March 1790

Stuart, James, fl. 1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt for twelve candles Henry Knox bought from James Stuart.

GLC02437.08629

28 April 1790

Poggi, Anthony C., fl. 1790-1791

Document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Note of receipt to Henry Knox for three guineas for the subscription of two prints, one of the battle at Bunker Hill and the other of the death of General Richard Montgomery. Countersigned by the artist, John Trumbull.

GLC02437.08633

January 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Petition related to the estate of Thomas Flucker]

Petition by Henry Knox to the General Court of Massachusetts regarding the estate of Thomas Flucker. Asks for authorization to request that bonds be paid, and other administrative tasks associated with executing the estate.

GLC02437.09102

2 October 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Land agreement]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and various other people. A land agreement between Henry Knox and the inhabitants of Owls Head, Maine. Knox agrees to supply the inhabitants who agree to his terms with warranty deeds. The land is being sold for four shillings an acre or 2/3 of a dollar per acre. The document contains the full terms of the agreement along with details about surveying the land. Document appears to be a duplicate of GLC02437.09200.

GLC02437.09199

1 October 1783

Bell, William, fl. 1783-1796

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request]

Requests 20 pounds of bread and 20 pounds of beef for General Henry Knox's family. Contains a note on page two written by Jacob Johnson who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09759

October 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Abstract of provisions issued to General Henry Knox

Appears to be a list of goods issued to Henry Knox throughout the month of September in 1783. Items include bread, flour, beef, soap, candles, country rum, rum, and salt. Title taken from the title of the document.

GLC02437.09810

3 January 1785

Cox, William, fl. 1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Two receipts are included on the same page. The first receipt is signed by William Cox for receiving two pounds and eight shillings from Henry Knox on 1 January 1785 for eight loads of goods. The second receipt is signed by William Mackintosh for receiving three pounds and 14 shillings and five on 1 January 1785 from Knox.

GLC02437.09814

14 November 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Petition to the General Court of Massachusetts]

Petitioning for the right to land they believe they are entitled to under previous laws. Also signed by Isaac Winslow, Isaac Winslow Jr., and Samuel Winslow as heirs involved in this case. Docket on the second page, signed by Samuel Phillips.

GLC02437.10423

10 May 1790

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Report]

Cover letter of Knox's report regarding troops furnished by various states for each year of the Revolutionary War as well as conjectural estimates of militia. On April 23, 1790, Congress instructed Secretary of War Knox to "to lay before the House an account of the troops, (including the militia,) and also of the ordnance stores furnished from time to time by the several States, towards the support of the late war." Congress requested this report as part of the ongoing controversy over Hamilton's proposed assumption of state debts. Knox sent his report to Congress on May 10; it was delivered…

GLC02437.10586