8 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Lets Washington know that he received his message concerning clothing for the troops over the winter and the resolves of Congress thanking General [Robert] Howe and his detachment. Notes that he enclosed a weekly return of the troops. Discusses the return of men to regiments and the numbers that will be discharged. Asks that the quartermaster make the necessary arrangements for five to six hundred men to obtain wood for the upcoming winter. Says there is a board of inspection assigned to discharging all of the infirm men, but they have not yet made a report. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.10163

15 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Informs General George Washington that he "shall set to work to procure...wood for the Garrison who will probably return here During the winter." Suggests someone whose term of service will soon expire to be in charge of receiving the discharges. Estimates more than five hundred such men on the returns, but states that they are unlikely to get more than three hundred and fifty working men. They have found a place where the wood may be easily attained. "The men will bring it to the foot of the mountain, and from thence it will be transported by teams if they can be procured." Goes on to…

GLC02437.10168

4 October 1783

Bradford, James, ?-1791

Autograph document signed

Title: [Weekly return of the New York Corps of Artillery]

Lists men by status and office. Includes a table of absentees on the verso.

GLC02437.02621

6 October 1783

Stafford, John R., ?-1812

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of the expiration of inlistments of the Non Commissioned. Officers & Privates - 3rd Regiment, Massachusetts

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

GLC02437.02623

12 October 1783

Johnston, W., fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for a detachment of the Massachusetts Artillery]

Lists provisions which include bread, candles, rum and vinegar, with amounts.

GLC02437.02624

7 October 1783

Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks to introduce to Knox, Thomas Cajetan Wengierski, a Polish count who is touring America.

GLC02437.02628

10 October 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order to deliver rations]

Order to deliver eighteen rations for Captain John Vincent and his men. Includes a note on the verso signed by Vincent with his mark.

GLC02437.02629

10 October 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Return of the Sappers and Miners Corps]

Lists men by status, rank and file. Written at Constitution Island

GLC02437.02631

11 October 1783

Knowles, Charles, ?-1796

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of Clothing Wanting for the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

Lists men by name and items by type with amounts. Countersigned by Henry Burbeck.

GLC02437.02637

15 October 1783

Stevens, William, 1750-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Report]

Reporting to complete the accounts of the regiment for settlement according to a garrison order.

GLC02437.02656

15 October 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Rations request]

Request to issue thirty packages of rations for John Vaughn of the Massachusetts regiment and his family. Includes a note of receipt on the verso signed by Vaughn.

GLC02437.02660

16 October 1783

Clark, Jeremiah, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Complains of West Point men trespassing into the neighborhood and cutting down timber. Asks Knox to help put a stop to the trespassing and cutting of wood.

GLC02437.02669

18 October 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to artificers]

Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie.

GLC02437.02679

18 October 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Weekly return of the artillery]

Lists officers by rank, status and state.

GLC02437.02680

19 October 1783

Bowles, Ralph H., 1757-1813

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army return of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment]

Indicates the number of men "whose times of service expire ... in Decr. and January 1783 & 84." Signed by Bowles and countersigned by Joseph Pettingill.

GLC02437.02685

19 October 1783

Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of the Connecticut Regiment]

Lists men by rank and location. Countersigned by H. Smith.

GLC02437.02687

22 October 1783

Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Forwards the muster rolls for August and September. Notes that there is a discrepency in numbers for September due to the number "of the sick, absent and on Commands." Goes on to complain about the decline of the army, in particular the lack of discipline and proper uniforms. Originally included muster rolls, GLC02437.02450 and GLC02437.10536.

GLC02437.02697

23 October 1783

Greenman, Jeremiah, 1758-1828

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army return for the Rhode Island Battalion]

Lists men by rank, company and status. Countersigned by Captain Zephaniah Brown.

GLC02437.02699

24 October 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: Monthly return of the Corps of Sappers & Miners

Lists men by status and rank.

GLC02437.02705

25 October 1783

Wright, Jotham, fl. 1779-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army rations for the company of artificers]

Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso.

GLC02437.02709

27 October 1783

Selden, Charles, 1755-1820

Autograph document signed

Title: List of men lately discharged from the 4th Massachusetts Regiment

Lists men by name and rank.

GLC02437.02712

27 October 1783

Stafford, John R., ?-1812

Autograph document signed

Title: [Return of names of non commissioned officers and privates discharged]

Lists men by name and rank.

GLC02437.02713

27 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Reverend Doctor Cooper

Discusses Count Wengierski, "a polish gentleman on his travels through America" and how foreigners view Boston. Mentions the likelihood of a British evacuation of New York City.

GLC02437.02714

27 October 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Monthly return Corps of Artillery

Lists men by rank, status and state of service.

GLC02437.02716

28 October 1783

Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return for the Connecticut Regiment employed in cutting wood]

Lists men by name, rank and company.

GLC02437.02717