February 12, 1784

Williams, Joseph, 1753-1819

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Major Williams reports he has applied to Dr. Waldo of Springfield to attend sick men under Williams's care. Waldo requests that an order be created for the procurement of provisions in the hands of "Widow Pincher." Encloses a provision return (refer to GLC02437.02957).

GLC02437.02952

10 April 1787

Williams, Henry Howell, fl. 1775-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Requests Knox's help in getting Congress to compensate him for the loss of his property during the Revolution. Mentions that many articles were taken from Noddles Island either for use of the American army or to keep them out of the hands of the enemy. He has received no compensation and has been reduced to beggary. Noddle's Island is now a part of East Boston, Massachusetts.

GLC02437.03516

February 2, 1783

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain Reed]

Recommends Reed for a leave of absence until 15 March 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09625

16 March 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Sergeant Nathaniel Osborn]

Captain David Bushnell recommends Osborn for a twenty-five day leave of absence. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Constitution Island.

GLC02437.09691

12 September 1781

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports that they have enough planks, but there has been an objection by Major Bauman and Mr. Thorp to the plans of General Mordecai Gist and the French generals to cut the planks and transport them with the troops. The planks were part of the supplies needed for the siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01184

16 May 1782 - 17 May 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Addressed to the "Contractor or Commissary for subsisting the troops at this post." Consists of working drafts of two letters, one on the front and one on the verso. The first, a signed letter dated 16 May 1782, tells the commissary that he must deliver to the artillery artificers the one and a half rations of provisions they were promised upon joining the army. Captain [Thomas] Patten will provide the commissary with a count of how many persons require rations. There is a note at the bottom which appears to be the beginning of another rough draft of the letter. On the verso is an…

GLC02437.01420

29 July 1782

Cogswell, Thomas, 1746-1810

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Major Thomas Cogswell writes, "I wrote to the Quarter Master General on the 17th Instant in which I express'd my desire to know how the Artillery was to be furnished with horses, as we had but five on hand that would answer - Since I saw you at Head Quarters I received his answer of the 24th at Philadelphia, in which he writes thus "unless there should be a prospect of active Service, I presume Artillery horses will not be call'd for" - It seams by that, as though he was not made provision for horses, as was expected, and has no Idia of the Parks mooving, at present. it will be impossible to…

GLC02437.01506

December 21, 1782

Brewster, Caleb, 1747-1827

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Captain Brewster to Major General Knox. Claims Knox is the "Commanding Officer of the Corps to which I have the honor of being annexed." Sends along the account of a sea battle he had with Captain Hoit in Long Island Sound. While in Stamford with Major Tallmadge, he said he heard that Hoit was in the Sound with 3 ships and he went to attack him with 6 ships. Split his boats up -- sending 3 to the "North Side" of the island and 3 to the "South Side," to prevent their escape. After a short time he saw Hoit across the Sound from Huntington and immediately chased them. He…

GLC02437.01755

16 April 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas A. Coffin

Informs Coffin that he has obtained a passport for him to travel to Boston, Massachusetts and outlines the perameters and restrictions of the pass. See GLC02437.02091.

GLC02437.02093

29 June 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Captain Cogswell

Written, signed, and docketed for General Henry Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Commands Cogswell to join the brigade on its march to Philadelphia. Instructs him to move expeditiously and take the route via Kingwood, Pompton, Morristown, Somerset Court House, Princeton, Trenton, and Bristol. Provides further marching instructions including where to draw provisions.

GLC02437.02201

16 November 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Mr. [David] Brooks

Submits an order for complete sets of clothing for men in the infantry and artillery in the 1st and 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.02782

22 December 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Brooks

Discusses the issue of disbanding regiments and discharging men of the Rhode Island Corps from the service. Relays instructions he sent to Captain Allen at Saratoga regarding this matter.

GLC02437.02850

27 December 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David Brooks

Requests a return for the clothing that Brooks currently has on hand.

GLC02437.02866

1 January 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Cogswell

Knox appoints Doctor Cogswell in charge of the hospital of the garrison at West Point. Reports that the contractors or commissaries will supply the hospital with provisions on Cogswell's order. Instructs Cogswell to make weekly returns to the commanding officer of the hospital.

GLC02437.02896

1 January 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to David Brooks

Knox gives detailed instructions to Brooks, assistant clothier general, regarding surpluses and the issue of clothing.

GLC02437.02899

7 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sebastian Bauman

Encloses an account of the cannons and other ordnance Major Bauman is to bring down to the Chesapeake from Baltimore. Coordination with other ordnance vessels will be organized by George Washington and another General [Mordecai] Gist. Also discusses some munitions in Frederick, Maryland and gives additional instructions. The account appears on the back page. The ordnance was for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month.

GLC02437.01170

11 November 1782

Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes to inform Knox that he has completed all the shells he was commissioned to create, according to their agreement. Mentions that Captain [possibly William] Stevens has arrived and will build a fence around shot and shells and then take his men to West Point. Declares that he has received a note from Captain de Haacke and Lieutenant Heldring, who have arrived in New York and would like to pay him a visit at Dobbs Ferry. He has set aside time to see them and mentions that they had both been prisoners of war. Relates that the officer at Dobbs Ferry will not "allow any person coming with…

GLC02437.01707

14 October 1781

Lamb, John, 1735-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of Stores, expended at the different Batteries, on the 13th and 14th Instant.

Lists quantities of stores used at the Grand Battery, Left Battery, and Redoubt under Colonel Lamb during the siege of Yorktown. Lamb commanded the Second Regiment of Continental Artillery.

GLC02437.01227

24 October 1781

Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses the difficulty of completing work without artificers in the south. Requests that a few carpenters and smiths be sent to their aid.

GLC02437.01258

February 22, 1782

Eyen, Frederic, fl. 1782-1787

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox [in French]

Written from Burlington, likely in New Jersey. Mentions John Doughty. Cannot go to Philadelphia due to a broken arm sustained in a fight, possibly with Doughty. Appear to have served as a cook.

GLC02437.01358

25 May 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Jacob Faesch

Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp, and signed by Shaw for Knox. Advises Faesch that Captain [William] Stevens will soon be arriving with a small party to reproof shells, and will be bringing "a section of a French 8 inch shell, with an order from the Secretary at War to cast three thousand of that construction." Explains, "You may remember that I mentioned to you that we found some French 8 inch howitzers at York in Virginia. These we have now mounted, but we find by the fairest experiment that the shells cast for English ordnance of that name will not answer, the…

GLC02437.01431

13 August 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Jacob Faesch

Writes to Faesch, a metalworker building arms and ammunition for the army, to discuss the amount and sizes of shells necessary to fit the French howitzers the army has procured. Mentions that he has been in contact with General Benjamin Lincoln regarding the amount of shells to order, but asks Faesch to write to him to get a final decision on the subject. Also suggests that Faesch imprint a letter "F" on one side of these shells and the letters "U.S." on the other.

GLC02437.01527

20 September 1782

Faesch, John Jacob, 1729-1799

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes, "I have reciev'd an Answer from Genl. [Benjamin] Lincoln a Coppy of which you will find on the other Side, the Two Tea Kittles with handles are ready, & shall be forwarded by first opportunity to Capt. Wm. Ellison at New Windsor, to be forwarded to West Point."

GLC02437.01621

28 July 1783

Dunscomb, Andrew, fl. 1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he has received an appointment to precede Mr. Peirce (possibly referring to John Peirce, Paymaster General and Commissioner of Army Accounts) in the settlement of the Virginia line accounts. Requests that "a lad" from Colonel Swift's regiment go with Mr. Peirce. A note initialed by Samuel Shaw reads " cannot be granted."

GLC02437.02340

21 October 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain Dusten

Informs Captain Dusten that a quartermaster will show him where to get firewood and other supplies for his men to aid them throughout the coming winter. Mentions Stoney Point and Verplanks Point. Mentions he also sent this information to Captain Swartwout, see GLC02437.02693 for that letter.

GLC02437.02695