22 June 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jeremiah Wadsworth

Reports that he will draw on Wadsworth for $2,000 to "answer the present exigencies- after which the connecticut recruits are to be paid and marched." Hopes a company will be ready to march from West Point by 10 July. Of the Virginia Constitutional ratification convention, writes: "The business in Virginia is critical indeed- So nearly balanced that neither side can determine which has the majority but this is independent of the Kentucky members amounting to 14- Those Gentlemen will determine the fate of America.... You see my dear sir on what a slender thread depends the future happiness…

GLC02437.03907

28 October 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jeremiah Wadsworth

Arranges payment for William Smith, who will supply troops at Springfield [Massachusetts] with rations.

GLC02437.04018

circa 1771-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Memorandum]

List of items, including books on geography, grammar, electricity, Pilgrim's Progress, copy books, Aesop's fables, and others.

GLC02437.08262

7 September 1771-20 March 1772

Russell, Ezekiel, 1743-1796

Manuscript document

Title: [Account with Henry Knox]

Lists transactions with Henry Knox by date, ranging from 7 September 1771 to 20 March 1772.

GLC02437.08263

January 15, 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Bills of goods]

Bill for a shipment of what seems to be books going to Boston, covering a variety of subjects.

GLC02437.08271

December 26, 1777-January 22, 1778

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph document signed

Title: [Journal]

Diary covers a variety of subjects, listed by date, including a report of General William Smallwood's capture of a British brig in Wilmington Delaware, local observations (including Moravian customs), the amount of snowfall, merchant shops, dining with Clinton, etc. Includes travels through Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York. Prior to setting out on this journey, William had been staying with his brother Henry Knox at the Valley Forge encampment. Year inferred from content.

GLC02437.08279

15 June 1772

Edes & Gill, fl. 1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and the firm Eades & Gill dating from 29 July 1771-15 June 1772. Items include books, printing letters and paper.

GLC02437.08293

16 September 1772

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of goods]

List of books on a variety of subjects sent from London to Boston. Items also include pamphlets on criminal law and arts and science. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.08294

1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Memoranda]

List of stationery and their prices. Includes items such as paper, quills and sealing wax. Date previously inferred, written in blue.

GLC02437.08303

22 April 1771-31 December 1772

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and Thomas Longman dating from 22 April 1771 to 31 December 1772.

GLC02437.08306

January 15, 1773

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: [Memoranda]

List of expenses from Mrs. Lucy Knox by date. Items include satin, wages of various servants, green tea, cloth, buttons and a pig.

GLC02437.08309

February 15, 1773

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of goods]

List of books on various topics to be shipped to Boston for Henry Knox. Items include sermons, lectures, memoirs, travel diaries and others.

GLC02437.08310

April 1773

Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807

Manuscript document

Title: [Bill]

List of transactions by date between Henry Knox and Samuel Webb.

GLC02437.08320

10 August 1773

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice of goods]

Lists books on a variety of subjects to be shipped to Boston for Henry Knox. Includes books on architecture, animals, spelling books, letters, dictionaries, novels, lectures and others.

GLC02437.08330

1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [List]

List of various items with prices. List includes things such as pork, flour, silver ornaments, wine, salt, and others. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08344

21 June 1774

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt stating that Henry Knox bought a bit more than 32 yards of white calico from John Greenlaw.

GLC02437.08348

22 June 1774

Jackson, William, fl. 1774

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt stating that Henry Knox bought two large carpets from William Jackson.

GLC02437.08349

23-30 June 1774

Webb, Joseph, 1734-1778

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

List of items Henry Knox bought from Joseph Webb. Items mainly consist of pots. Includes a signed note of receipt from Webb, dated 30 June 1774.

GLC02437.08355

23 June-5 July 1774

Moore, William, 1752-1819

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

Bill or receipt stating that Henry Knox ordered Venetian blinds from William Moore. Includes a signed note of receipt from Moore, dated 5 July 1774.

GLC02437.08357

30 June 1774

Roberts & Lee, fl. 1774

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

Bill or receipt stating that Henry Knox bought several items from Roberts & Lee.

GLC02437.08358

28 June 1774

Peirce, Isaac, 1722-1811

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Bill or receipt stating that Henry Knox bought a set of cups and saucers from Joseph Peirce. Includes a signed note of receipt by Isaac Peirce.

GLC02437.08360

8 July 1774

Patten, John, fl. 1757-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: [John Patten's bill owed to Henry Knox]

Patten bought £4 worth of goods from Knox. These items include hooks, a spit, tongs, a shovel, a piece of chain, and fixing jack. Signed by Patten stating he "Red the Contents."

GLC02437.08364

29 July 1774

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Autograph document

Title: [Invoice of goods shipped to Henry Knox by Thomas Longman]

Marked "Copy" on docket. List of books Longman shipped to Knox. It was shipped in 5 packages. The shipment also included chapbooks, plays, and monthly reviews. The cost of trunks, cases, shipping, and insurance is included. The total came to £238.8.6 1/2. Gives a short list of books out of print or unavailable in England.

GLC02437.08367

22 April 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including Classical Literature, grammar books, medicine and the sciences.

GLC02437.10366

12 October 1771

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Manuscript document

Title: [List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including lectures, biographies, and poetry.

GLC02437.10368