14 September 1783

Antill, Edward, 1742-1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to countersign an order for provisions which he has enclosed (not present). Mentions moving his family and getting his papers in order.

GLC02437.02509

14 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for provisions]

Request for eight days' provisions for a soldier from one of the Massachusetts regiments who has been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by [Albert?] Chapman.

GLC02437.02510

16 September 1783

Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Knox that Lieutenant Jacob Glen with some members of Sir John Johnston's regiment, arrived from Canada at Saratoga with a flag of truce and 66 prisoners.

GLC02437.02524

16 September 1783

Brown, Zephaniah, 1739-1810

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for rations for a prisoner going home to Canada.

GLC02437.02525

15 September 1783

Glen, Jacob, 1735-1828

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Victualling rations]

Victualling rations for non commissioned officers and privates from Canada. Signed by J. Glen as Officer of the Flagg. Countersigned by Zephaniah Brown with the docket signed by John [Empey].

GLC02437.02527

18 September 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision Return]

Return for men in the forgers, "forgerears" department. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by J. Clark.

GLC02437.02532

20 September 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for rations for two men going to Congress. Docket signed by John Vincent.

GLC02437.02542

24 September 1783

Browen, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Victualling return for one of the soldiers "of the Escort to the British Flagg from Canada." Docket signed by a John Ompey.

GLC02437.02560

27 September 1783

Williams, A., fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army return]

First page hand written. Lists absent officers by status, rank, name and regiment. Also includes remarks for each person. Second and third pages partially printed form, with information filled in by hand. Return for the 2nd Massachusetts Foot Brigade. Noted as printed by F. Bailey in Philadelphia. Countersigned by John Greaton.

GLC02437.02570

27 September 1783

Bradford, James, ?-1791

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army return]

Monthly return for the New York Corp of artillery. Verso includes the absentees. Countersigned by Sebastian Bauman.

GLC02437.02571

28 September 1783

Dodge, Levi, fl. 1777-1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for a detachment of men travelling to West Point, New York.

GLC02437.02579

30 September 1783

Connolly, Michael, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request to issue ten days' worth of provisions for a man from the second New York regiment. Countersigned by Edward Hand with a note on the verso.

GLC02437.02586

September 1783

Merlet, H., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for the Canadian Refugees]

Lists men by military denomination with issued rations.

GLC02437.02588

30 September 1783

Huntington, Ebenezer, 1754-1834

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Return of Connecticut troops]

Lists men by the month in which their terms of service expire. Countersigned by Libbeus Loomis.

GLC02437.02594

September 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Abstract of extra rations of provision issued at the garrison of West Point by William Bell]

Lists men by regiment or corps, purpose and issued rations.

GLC02437.02595

September 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Provisions]

Lists provisions such as beef, soap, rum, bread and salt with the amount.

GLC02437.02596

circa 27 September 1783

Arrickson, Samuel, fl. 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Testimony of Samuel Arrickson]

Samuel Arrickson's [also spelled Arrixson] testimony for the trial of Lieutenant Wheaton. Relates an incident where Wheaton had ordered boots and shoes to be made and refused to pay for them. See GLC02437.02597. Noted as "Taken & Sealed -/On the Charges Against Lt. Wheaton/To be open'd by the Judge Advocate/Before the Court" and "I [Arrickson] Personally apeared Before ... Benjamin Carpenter one of the People's Justice of the Peac[e] for said County the Within Named Samuel Arrixson the 27 day of September 1783 and was favor to the Within Deposition." Signed by Bejamin Carpenter as a…

GLC02437.02598

1 October 1783

Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists when and how many rations were issued to Captain James Livingston. Noted as received by Livingston.

GLC02437.02601

1 October 1783

Price, William, ?-1790

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists issued rations. Includes a note on the verso.

GLC02437.02603

2 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Allen

Informs Allen that he has received his return of the prisoners who returned from captivity and requests that he also sends his returns frequently to the adjutant generals.

GLC02437.02607

3 October 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for provisions]

Request for six days' worth of provisions.

GLC02437.02613

6 October 1783

Johnston, W., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists provisions with amounts. Items include bread, vinegar, and beef.

GLC02437.02617

4 October 1783

Smith, Ebenezer, ?-1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment]

Lists men by month in which their term of service expires.

GLC02437.02620

19 September 1783

Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Weekly return of the New York Corps of Artillery Commanded by Major Sebastian Bauman]

Lists numbers of majors, captains, surgeons mates, gunners, and other posts present and fit for duty, sick and present, on command, on extra duty, on the staff, on duty present, and absent with leave. Includes an illegible signature in addition to Moodie's. Verso contains a list of absentees accounted for, with the extent of their furlough.

GLC02437.10140

20 September 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Weekly return of the Corps of Artillery

Lists numbers of commissioned, noncommissioned, and staff officers. Includes total numbers, or "strength of each corps respectively." Also lists numbers "fit for duty," including "sick present," "sick absent," "on duty," "absent with leave," and "in confinement."

GLC02437.10141