5 September 1783

Means, James, 1753-1832

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men of the one of the Massachusetts regiments. Noted as written in Brunswick, possibly in New Jersey (and docket mentions New Brunswick, New Jersey). Docket signed by Calvin [Seaver].

GLC02437.02472

7 September 1783

Antill, Edward, 1742-1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Encloses a letter (not present) from the Minister of War (possibly Benjamin Lincoln), which instructs Knox to continue issuing provisions as usual until he receives further orders. Asks Knox to reply soon.

GLC02437.02475

10 September 1783

Means, James, 1753-1832

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men of the Massachusetts regiments. Written in pencil and at Brunswick, possibly in New Jersey. Docket signed by Calvin [Seaver].

GLC02437.02490

12 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for provisions]

Request for rations for a soldier in one of the Massachusetts regiments who has been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Peter Little.

GLC02437.02496

12 September 1783

Means, James, 1753-1832

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for a detachment of men from one of the Massachusetts regiments. Docket signed by a Calvin [Seaver].

GLC02437.02499

13 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for provisions]

Request for three pints of rum. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell.

GLC02437.02506

13 September 1783

Bowles, Ralph H., 1757-1813

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army return]

Return of non commissioned officers and privates of the 1st Massachusetts regiment.

GLC02437.02508

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

28 August 1783

Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783

Manuscript signed

Title: Return of ordnance, ordnance stores, apparatus &c. &c. at the garrisons of Stoney and Verplanks Points- Kings Ferry- August the 28 1783

Signed by Swartwout, Captain Lieutenant Commanding Artillery at Kings Ferry.

GLC02437.10130

August 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Extra issues

Hand drawn chart, apparently listing issues distributed to prisoners, engineers department, police officer garrison, Indians, discharged person, artillery artificers, and General [Jedediah] Huntington. Verso contains the single word "Cast."

GLC02437.10131

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

1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Miscellaneous return of artillery]

Lists officers and their status (fit for duty, on command, etc.) for an unspecified location. Docket indicates "scale artillery."

GLC02437.10142

20 September 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Miscellaneous return of infantry]

Lists numbers of officers and their status ("sick present, sick absent, etc.) for regiments from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Connecticut. Docket indicates "scale infantry."

GLC02437.10143

26 September 1783

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: Monthly return of the Massachusetts Corp of Artillery

Signed by Captain Burbeck and Samuel Cooper, Adjutant. Lists numbers of officers present for duty, sick present, sick absent, etc. Includes notes for men on extra duty, on command, sick absent, on furlough, and in confinement. Also contains a list of aide-de-camps on staff. Possibly created at West Point.

GLC02437.10144

16 September 1783

Mahony, John, fl. 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Testimony related to Lieutenant Joseph Wheaton]

Testimony/disposition of soldiers in the Rhode Island troops in the trial of Lieutenant Wheaton, who sold rum to the soldiers at the garrison of Saratoga for profit. All three men signed with an "X" on "His Mark" at end of their testimonies. John Thompson, Justice of the Peace, took their testimony. John Mahony gave his testimony separately from Thomas Brown and Jonathan Crandle, who gave theirs together. See GLC02437.02204 for Wheaton's lengthy defense and for cross-references to other documents related to this case. According to Wheaton, Thomas Brown, one of those submitting testimony…

GLC02437.10522

19 September 1783

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for the Massachusetts corp of artillery. Lists the rank and current status of the soldiers.

GLC02437.10523

19 September 1783

Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a regiment of Connecticut foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Ebenezer Huntington. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10524