29 June 1781

Baubert, V., fl. 1781

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of pay] [In French]

Partially printed. Certificate to pay [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [John] Carter, of Wadsworth & Carter, who furnished supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Wadsworth & Carter states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William Knox on order."

GLC02437.00990

29 June 1781

Baubert, V., fl. 1781

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of pay] [In French]

Partially printed. Certificate to pay [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [John] Carter, of Wadsworth & Carter, who furnished supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Wadsworth & Carter states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William Knox on order." Verso also contains the signature of Oliver Smith.

GLC02437.00991

29 June 1781

Baubert, V., fl. 1781

Document signed

Title: [Certificate of pay] [In French]

Partially printed. Certificate to pay [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [John] Carter, of Wadsworth & Carter, who furnished supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Wadsworth & Carter states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William Knox on order." Verso also contains the signature of Champions Flemming.

GLC02437.00992

29 June 1781

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses ordnance and stores he recently sent to Knox. Relates his difficulty obtaining supplies from the Governor and Council (William Greene was Governor of Rhode Island 1778-1786).

GLC02437.00993

June 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: Field artillery under the Marquis De LaFayette, June 1781

Document gives the total of Lafayette's field artillery as 10 six pounders, 2 four pounders, 2 three pounders, and 2 five-and-a-half-inch howitzers. The artillery pieces were both captured and made for the Americans. One of the 6 pounders was taken from the Germans at the Battle of Bennington, several pieces were made by James Byers in both New York and Philadelphia, and the others came from various places. Title taken from docket. Docket in Samuel Shaw's hand, indentifying document as relating to Lafayette's artillery.

GLC02437.00995

30 June 1781

Strachan, William, 1752-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of issues at the Artillery Park]

Taken from the last returns by Lieutenant William Strachan. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, who was likely with Henry Knox at New Windsor, New York. Includes rations drawn by women and children. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.00997.

GLC02437.00996

29 June 1781

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Printed document signed

Title: Weekly return of part of the corps of artillery doing duty in the park. [incomplete]

Lists numbers of commissioned, staff, and non-commissioned officers. Includes alterations. Lists numbers of those present fit for duty. Missing 11 columns.

GLC02437.10491

30 June 1781

Van Rensselaer, Philip, 1747-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for ordnance and stores at Albany, New York. Items listed by type, and date issued.

GLC02437.10681

6 October 1780

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: An Estimate of arms, accountrements and ammunition requisite for an army of 30,000 men, in an active campaign, The dificiences are calculated in specie at six shillings to the dollar, after the rate the articles could have been purchased in 1774.

Lists supplies for men on active campaign by type, number required, number supposedly available, the difference and value. Written at a Park of Artillery. Document is not signed but is written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.00843

6 October 1780

Manuscript document

Title: [Calculations for the cost of ammunition]

Calculations for the cost of ammunition listed according to ammunition type. Date in pencil.

GLC02437.00844

circa 1860

Smith, Henry Wright, 1828-?

Engraving

Title: Henry Knox

Bust portrait of Henry Knox. Engraved by H.W. Smith from a painting by Edward Savage.

GLC02437.10731

1881

Slafter, Edmund F. (Edmund Farwell), 1816-1906

Pamphlet

Title: The Knox manuscripts:

Title continues, "being the substance of a report made at the annual meeting of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, January 5, 1881, on the arrangement and binding of the manuscripts presented to the Society by the late Rear Admiral Henry K. Thatcher, with practical observations on the proper disposition of old manuscript letters and other documents." Printed by the press of David Clapp & Son.

GLC02437.10737

26 November 1782

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Notifies Bryant he has not received any returns for the stores under Bryant's control. Informs Bryant a standing order from the Secretary at War (Benjamin Lincoln) requires all persons in charge of any stores to send monthly returns. Orders Bryant to "punctually to comply" with this order. Fragile.

GLC03432.037

1780

Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792

Book

Title: A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons...

Title continues, "...by Lieutenant-General Burgoyne, and verified by evidence ; with a collection of authentic documents, and an addition of many circumstances which were prevented from appearing before the House by the prorogation of Parliament ; written and collected by himself." Printed for J. Almon, 1780. First Edition, with six engraved maps and battle plans, engraved by William Faden. Modern half calf preserving original marbled boards. Burgoyne's chief defense of his conduct as the commander of the British expedition proceeding southward from Canada in 1777. Intending to cut the New…

GLC08975.01

1766/02/13

B. Franklin and D. Hall (Firm)

Newspaper

Title: Pennsylvania gazette. [No. 1938 (February 13, 1766)]

The lead article on p. 1 criticizes the Stamp Act. A letter from Charleston, also on the front page, notes that there are too few Sons of Liberty there. A brief extract from Albany Fort on p. 2 reports Indians taking scalps. News of other controversies surrounding the Stamp Act in New York and Boston appear on p. 2-3. Also includes a letter from Henry Seymour Conway, one of King George III's principal secretary's, to the Governor of Massachusetts Sir Francis Bernard urging him to suppress the insubordination in the colony in response to Stamp Act. Also contains news from Europe and many…

GLC08803

1781/06/21

Willis, Nathaniel, 1755-1831

Newspaper

Title: Independent chronicle. [No. 669 (June 21, 1781)]

Reprinting of the plan given to Congress to charter a national bank.

GLC08731

1763? ca.

Shepherd, Andrew, fl. 1763

Document

Title: Statement of Andrew Shepherd, re: land sales

Statement written in the hand of Edmund Pendleton, undated, probably 1763.

GLC00099.008

1768 ca.

Pendleton, Edmund, 1721-1803

Autograph endorsement signed

Title: Note concerning the office of Sheriff

Pendleton's note giving his opinion on a document (written in an unknown hand) concerning the office of Sheriff and one Major Burnley, undated.

GLC00099.015

1765?

Madison, James, 1723-1801

Manuscript

Title: Manuscript memorandum, re: land matters

Unsigned. Four notes written on a quarter-sheet of paper. Manuscript memorandum, probably by James Madison, Sr., undated but probably ca. 1765, concerning: 1) Madison getting a deed from Jason Edmondson, 2) land for Reubon Roach, and 3) Mrs. Todd on land lease.

GLC00099.024

February 19, 1773

Gwinnett, Button, 1735-1777

Document signed

Title: Receipt for 4 pounds s2 from Levi Sheftall (Savannah)

Received as part of debt owed by Mordecai & Levi Sheftall

GLC00083

February 9, 1776

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Document signed

Title: Commission of John Harper, Quartermaster of 4th Battallion, Penna.

Partially printed document, cosigned by Charles Thomson.

GLC00184.15

1782 after

United States. Continental Congress.

Book

Title: Journals of Congress. Containing the proceedings from January 1, 1777

Probably a later edition; Evans 16138 describes a Philadelphia Dunlap edition.

GLC00219.03

1780, 1798

Header Record

Title: Two documents relating to Indian land in Indian Mills, Burlington County, New Jersy [Decimalized]

GLC00540

1777/01/26

Massachusetts Assembly

Broadside

Title: Address to the People of Massachusetts [call to arms] [broadside]

A call to arms mentioning Declaration of Independence and referring to Battles of Princeton and Trenton. The House of Representatives ordered it to be printed and be read by ministers to Sunday congregations.

GLC01400

February 18, 1769

Maxwell, John, fl. 1768-1769

Document signed

Title: [Major Robert Roger's Account with John Ferguson]

Also signed by John Ferguson and Lieutenant Colonel Elias Jones. Receipt and account for Major Roger's board and lodging from 5 July to 8 November 1768 while on trial for treason against England. Signed by Maxwell that 43 pounds, five shillings and four pense sterling was paid 18 February 1769.

GLC01412.12