24 July 1776

Dana, William, 1745-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Captain William Dana's account for May, 1776]

Account of officer pay and bounties. Dana was a captain in Henry Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00390

24 July 1776 - 2 October 1776

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Also signed by Fred Botticher, Florence Crowley, Samuel Sprague, Dimond Morton, Daniel Hodges, Daniel Preston, Jotham Horton, Samuel Shaw, and Jeremiah Freeman. Notes supplies received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00391

24 July 1776

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses a British ship that was captured near an American fort at Nantasket, Massachusetts. The vessel had come from Ireland to support General William Howe's army and had mistakenly thought the British were still in Boston. Tells a detailed story about how the Committee of Correspondence and Safety ordered every man between sixteen and sixty to gather with full military accoutrements and drafted thirty-two of them to join the invasion of Canada. Many men ran away but the draft was eventually made by offering larger bounties. The debacle caused some to call for the removal of John Brown…

GLC02437.00392

25 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Explains that he was disappointed to not receive a letter from Lucy by the most recent post and wonders if the difficulty of her journey to New Haven, Connecticut, prevented her writing. Reports via his brother, William Knox, that the people inoculated for smallpox in Boston are all recovering well. Discusses the possibility of Lucy being inoculated. Mentions that he sent Lucy an indentured servant, Thomas Eliot. Comments on meetings with acquaintances. Discusses the war and remarks that there has been little activity. He believes the British are awaiting reinforcements.

GLC02437.00394

25 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for clothes for nine companies in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Signed in the text by Knox, who indicates that he paid John Marston 1,900 dollars, equal to 570 pounds lawful money, for the clothing. Lists the captains of the nine companies that received the clothing. Signed by John Marston.

GLC02437.00395

28 July 1776

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses the recent American victory in Charleston, South Carolina, and praises the patriotism and dedication of those in the southern campaign. Notes Captain Skimmer (possibly a privateer) seized a large ship and brought it to Marblehead, Massachusetts, and captured Benjamin Davis, a sandemanian preacher who was on board. Reports supplies on board. Davis and the other prisoners were brought to Boston, where the guards had to prevent the people from attacking him. Recounts what he recently wrote to Lucy Knox about her family and the establishment of a Court of Inquiry to try Tories (see…

GLC02437.00397

29 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Very brief letter mentions that there is no news and chastises William for not writing. He expects letters from William and Henry Jackson, the latter recommending officers. See GLC02437.00410 for the reaction of Knox's brother, William, to this letter.

GLC02437.00398

29 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Thanks her for her letter. Discusses Lucy's dislike of Mrs. Nathanael Greene. Longs to see his wife.

GLC02437.00401

29 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Adams

Later copy of the original. Notifies Adams' that a founder named Mr. Byers is on his way to Philadelphia to make cannons for the artillery. Seeks Adams' support. Also emphasizes the importance of working copper mines in New Jersey. Adams was then a member of the Continental Congress.

GLC02437.00403

circa July 1776

Heath, William, 1737-1814

Autograph note signed

Title: to Henry Knox

After receiving an inquiry from the Continental Congress, General Heath asks Knox how many of the canons brought to Massachusetts from Fort Ticonderoga (for the Siege of Boston) were brought from Cambridge to New York, and how many belong to New England colonies. At the time, Heath was in New York, serving under General Israel Putnam. Signed in text in the third person.

GLC02437.00405

3 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Burbeck

Responds to Captain Edward Burbeck's letter regarding Lieutenant John Edes' plans to leave the Continental Army (see GLC02437.00301). Knox does not object but must wait for George Washington to return from Philadelphia before a discharge can be issued. Places Edward Burbeck in charge of Edes' company. Indicates that he sent the pay certificate for Edward Burbeck's company, as requested. Asks that Colonel William Burbeck be informed that his pay has been given to his son, Lieutenant Henry Burbeck. Knox signed with his initials on the right hand corner of the first page.

GLC02437.00331

22 June 1776

Mason, David, 1726-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Lieutenant Colonel Mason relates intelligence from a private in the General's Guard named Lara Fraga, who claims several men in Captain Alexander Hamilton's company have enlisted in the "minesterall troops," meaning the Ministerial or British army. The currently detained private volunteered to identify them. This was part of the Continental Army's successful efforts to foil a Tory plot to capture or assassinate George Washington. The conspiracy was believed to have been organized by New York's governor, William Tryon, and the mayor of New York City, David Matthews. As many as eight of the…

GLC02437.00344

1 July 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Chastises William for not writing more. Discusses the recent Tory plot to either capture or assassinate George Washington and the subsequent hanging of a member of the General's Guard named John Rickey, a misidentification of Thomas Hickey, the only person hanged for the conspiracy. Discusses General William Howe's position at Sandy Hook with 130 ships and his ability to strike the city in about three hours. They are expecting an attack any time and Henry speculates that if Howe "comes up like a man and brings his ships too before our Batteries, there must be the finest sight...that ever was…

GLC02437.00356

3 July 1776

Woodruff, Isaac, 1722-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

On the verso, the letter is titled: "On the Publick Service." The Elizabethtown Committee informs George Washington that the British have landed on Staten Island and proceeded to within two miles of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The militia is gathering but the area is threatened. They are in need of artillery and request supplies from Washington. A post script specifies that their cannon bore is exactly 2.5 inches in diameter. Woodruff was the chairman of the committee. Possibly forwarded to Henry Knox because he commanded the artillery.

GLC02437.00357

circa May 1776

Dana, William, 1745-1809

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account of new recruits made by Captain William Dana]

List thirty five enlisted men. Dana was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00327

3 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Notes that he received William's account of stock resulting from the plunder of British troops. Discusses notes that must be paid that pertain to personal business. Asks William to send him money to buy a carriage, so that Lucy Knox can leave New York quickly if there is danger. Also asks him to send uniform buttons he previously wrote about (see GLC02437.00275). Wants William to keep him informed on what is done with the confiscated Tory estates. Requests a copy of Edes and Gill's monday newspaper. The British had left many supplies in Boston when they evacuated in March, 1776.

GLC02437.00328

3 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt for military uniform pieces by Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Indicates that 100 regimental coats, thread, and "Makings for Collonel Masons; Man" received from David Schuyler.

GLC02437.00329

3 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Certification of payment of troops in Knox's artillery regiment]

Certifies that the men in Captain Edward Burbeck's (formerly Captain John Popkin's) company have been paid through January, 1776. Also notes that some members of Burbeck's previous company have only been paid through January as well.

GLC02437.00330

3 June 1776 - 8 June 1776

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipts for supplies for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Also signed by Gershom Foster, William Treadwell, Thomas Dean, Fred Botticher, and Joseph Thomas. Notes supplies received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00332

6 June 1776

Waters, Josiah, fl. 1776-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes the evening before sailing to York and responds to Knox's letter sent 3 June 1776. Inquires about the fortifications Knox was constructing to defend New York and again requests materials to learn about artillery works. Asks if Knox can send "outlines of any Capital fortress." Comments on Knox's artillery regiment, specifically a meeting with Major John Crane's company in Mendon, New York. Wishes he could serve with Knox but "must attend where called."

GLC02437.00333

6 June 1776 - 14 June 1776

Freeman, Jeremiah, fl. 1775-1789

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipts for supplies for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Also signed by William Perkins, John Johnston, and Jotham Drury. Notes money received for rations by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00334

8 June 1776

Wylley, John, 1776-1805

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for uniform related expenses issued from Henry Knox to Captain Wylley]

Wylley confirms in a note on the bottom that the listed charges were paid in full.

GLC02437.00335

9 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Reiterates the request for money he made in his last letter (see GLC02437.00328). Mentions that Lucy is well, but their newborn is ill from teething. Discusses recent misfortunes from the invasion of Canada. Mentions the 8th Regiment quartered in Detroit heading towards Montreal with a party of Indians. Comments on the activities of Major Henry Sherburne, Colonel John Paterson, and General Benedict Arnold, and a six day truce forced on the British. Mentions that the army was stricken with small pox and General John Thomas was likely to die from them. Chastises William for not writing more…

GLC02437.00336

12 June 1776

Schuyler, David, fl. 1776

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Clothing appraisal for Henry Knox's artillery regiment made by three tailors]

Signed by Schuyler and James Glean as witnesses to certify the valuation in May 1776. A note on the bottom by Thomas Moore indicates that Henry Knox gave his quartermaster, Jonathan Pollard, the amount listed and that Pollard paid Moore on 12 June 1776. For Knox's receipt from Pollard see GLC02437.00338.

GLC02437.00337

12 June 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Promissory note for fifty-six pounds and promise to pay it to Thomas Moore]

The money was for the amount listed in clothing appraisal and was paid to Moore that day (see GLC02437.00337). Pollard was Knox's quartermaster. Signed by Jonathan Pollard, quartermaster.

GLC02437.00338