29 December 1783 - 7 March 1784

Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of a detachment of artillery under the command of Lieutenant Samuel Jefferds

Lieutenant Jefferds signs 29 December 1783 from Fort Rensselaer, Canajoharie, New York. Henry Knox signs 7 March 1784 at Dorchester, Massachusetts. Knox asserts that this return is a copy from the original forwarded to Charles Knowles, paymaster of the Massachusetts artillery. Knox was assisting Jefferds obtain pay for himself and his men.

GLC02437.02974

18 March 1784

Manuscript document

Title: Return of ordnance, ammunition &c. in the City of New York

Lists numbers of iron and brass cannon, ammunition, muskets, and harnesses. Docket notes 17 March 1784.

GLC02437.02977

19 March 1784 - 10 May 1784

Clinton, George, 1739-1812

Manuscript letter

Title: [Correspondence between George Clinton and Frederick Haldimand]

Governor Clinton writes to Haldimand, Governor of the Province of Quebec 19 March 1784. Transmits "the Copy of a Proclamation of the United States in Congress assembled, announcing the Ratification of the Definitive Treaty of Peace between these States and His Britanic Majesty..." Asks Haldimand to withdraw the British garrisons under his command from the United States. Includes Haldimand's reply on verso, written 10 May 1784. Haldimand informs Clinton he cannot comply with Clinton's request, because he has not yet received official orders from England. Promises to "exert my utmost…

GLC02437.02978

18 December 1783

Greenman, F., fl. 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Return of the Rhode Island detachment commanded by Major William Allen

List of men according to company, rank and status. Watermarked with a bell hanging from a crown.

GLC02437.10192

20 December 1783

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840

Manuscript document signed

Title: Weekly return of the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

List of men according to rank and status. Signed by Samuel Cooper Adjutant, and Henry Burbeck, Captain.

GLC02437.10193

20 December 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Return of the Connecticut detachment commanded by Captain Lemuel Clift

Signature is illegible, but may be Lieutenant Commander E. P. Hales. List of men according to rank and status. Watermarked.

GLC02437.10194

25 December 1783

Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Encloses, according to orders, the return of soldiers under his command. Mentions that three of his men are in the Albany Hospital and are thus unable to march. Water damage has obscured a portion of two lines of text. Watermarked with a bell hanging from a crown. Refer to GLC02437.02858, GLC02437.02863, and GLC02437.10191 for related correspondence.

GLC02437.10195

27 December 1783

Kemper, J., fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: Report of the ordnance at the different posts and park of artillery on West Point

Lists ordnance in the vicinity of West Point, New York by fort and type of artillery. Two dockets.

GLC02437.10196

January 17, 1784

Pierce, John, ?-1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Draft for payment in account with Henry Knox]

Draft in account with General Knox "[f]or his pay for the year 1783..." at the amount of $2,472. Includes a breakdown of the amount, consisting of actual salary per month, clothing account, and as "head of the Ordnance, while he receives the allowance as Major General in a Separate Department, during his Commd at West Point..." Noted as a "true copy." Watermarked.

GLC02437.10200

January 17, 1784

Pierce, John, ?-1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Draft for payment in account with Henry Knox]

Same as previous (GLC02437.16.163). Draft in account with General Knox "[f]or his pay for the year 1783..." at the amount of $2,472. Includes a breakdown of the amount, consisting of actual salary per month, clothing account, and as "head of the Ordnance, while he receives the allowance as Major General in a Separate Department, during his Commd at West Point..." Noted as a "true copy." Watermarked.

GLC02437.10201

28 February 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sebastian Bauman

Writes to Bauman to reassure him of his regard for him. States that "[m]y idea is that in garrison the artillery officers in common occasions should do their full proportion of the Duty of the place, provided always that the immediate duties of the artillery and stores do not at the same line require their particular attention." Continues to try and settle the dispute between officers and their duties. Watermarked.

GLC02437.10203

20 December 1783

Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Signature is illegible. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10572

29 February 1784

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for the corps of artillery. Lists men by company, rank and current status. Includes a list on the verso of absent men.

GLC02437.10578

January 1784

Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores in the Northern department for the month of December 1783. Items listed by type and location.

GLC02437.10713

29 February 1784

Price, William, ?-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores at West Point, New York. Items listed by type and weight. Also includes a list of ordnance received and delivered since the last return.

GLC02437.10714

31 July 1783

Brooks, David, 1756-1838

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Brooks as Assistant Clothier General to General Knox. Says that about 26 June when the troops marched from West Point for Philadelphia an order from Washington for 300 pairs of shoes for the 2nd Massachusetts Brigade and 2nd Massachusetts Regiment was sent out. Heard that they were to be delivered by Knox's order. Wants to know how many were delivered to each regiment and who received them so they can be properly accounted for. Wants a receipt written on the back of the order dispersing the shoes until he can get the proper vouchers. "Public service" written on address leaf with…

GLC02437.02353

15 August 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to George Washington

Discusses the possibility of leaving some cannon at Niagara and how to best arrange them. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.02391

26 August 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Journal of Revolutionary War military officers and other staff]

Hierarchical lists of (named) officers serving under Colonels [John] Lamb, [John] Crane, [Lewis] Nicola (Invalid Corps), [Benjamin] Tupper (10th Mass.), Butler (1st Conn.) and [Samuel] Webb (3rd Conn.), and Engineers and Sappers under Major [Jean Louis] Villefranche. Lists names cited every day from September 1, 1782 through August 25, 1783. The individuals are primarily American military officers (low- and high-ranking), but also include French officers, aides, doctors, civilians, etc. The names constitute a virtual "Who's Who" of the Revolutionary War: [George] Washington (his name appears…

GLC02437.02419

26 August 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: 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 their next assignment. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.02421

27 August 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Informs Washington he sent him a post concerning Captain Farley's confirmation "of the ill success of the Baron Steubens Mission." Says it appears they will not have possession of the Westward this fall and request Washington's final order concerning the detachment and artillery there. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.02425

28 August 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request for provisions for eleven men belonging to George Washington's barge. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by Gideon Buckingham. Addressed to a Mr. [Robert] Bell.

GLC02437.02438

4 September 1783

Washington, George, 1732-1799

Manuscript document

Title: Extract of a letter from General Washington to Timothy Pickering Quarter Master General, dated Rocky Hill, Sepr 4th 1783

Written in Timothy Pickering's hand. Signed in text by Pickering in the body of the document. Docket on verso is in Knox's hand. The extract says: "If it is well ascertained that the Chain can be preserved in perfect order for future use, I should advise it to be housed in the manner you mentioned, but if the fact is otherwise or even very doubtful, of which I wish General Knox to be consulted, I would recommend that it should be sold without delay."

GLC02437.02467

3 September 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Knox, Commander at West Point, confirms receipt of a letter from Washington in which Washington ordered "a suspension of the troops and stores destined to the Western posts." Reports that there are French refugees in the vicinity of West Point under the direction of a Major Merlet, "who have drawn about one hundred rations to day for men women and children." Relates that Major [Caleb] Gibbs and the Second Massachusetts Regiment will arrive at West Point the same day this letter is written (Gibbs had traveled with his detachment to Philadelphia). Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.10132

10 September 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to George Washington

Knox, Commander at West Point, transmits a weekly return of troops to Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Discusses illness among soldiers in the West Point vicinity: "The troops having been uncommonly sickly for this place, and a malignant putrid fever being among their disorders, I have fixed upon the barrack at Constitution Island as an hospital..." Discharged and furloughed some patients from the hospital at New Windsor, under the care of surgeon William Eustis. Reports, "We have had cold unpleasant weather since commencement of the present month... [the troops]…

GLC02437.10136

July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Articles issued by West Point commissary]

List of articles received from James Forsyth as the Commissary of West Point. Compiled by Major Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. List includes: 588 pounds flour, 12 pounds bread, 318 pounds beef, 36 pounds soap, 1 quart of spirits, 19 1/2 quarts of common rum, 8 quarts of salt, and 12 quarts of vinegar.

GLC02437.02354