27 August 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Informs Washington he sent him a post concerning Captain Farley's confirmation "of the ill success of the Baron Steubens Mission." Says it appears they will not have possession of the Westward this fall and request Washington's final order concerning the detachment and artillery there. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.02425

1 August 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Lieutenant Wright and Major Samuel Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Provision return for rations issued to three men from Lieutenant Wright's artillery artificer company employed in the ordinance department from 1-6 August. Return also includes two women. A total of 39 rations were issued over the five days. Docket signed by a William Burrows that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02356

8 August 1783

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men discharged from the Massachusetts artillery. Countersigned by John Crane and Samuel Shaw, with the docket signed by Jesse Jordan.

GLC02437.02377

1 August 1783

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men discharged from the Massachusetts artillery. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by Silas Barber.

GLC02437.02380

circa 20 August 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision returns for army rations issued]

Provision return for one man discharged from the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery from 11-20 August. A total of ten rations was issued over the ten days. Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster of artillery, and Lillie as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Docket signed by Silas Barber stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02401

circa 1779-1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Disposal of Sixty three hogshead of clothing received for the Corps of Artillery in 1778

Signed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, Knox aide-de-camp. Large chart describing amounts of clothing (hats, coats, vests, woolen breeches, linen breeches, leather breeches, shirts, socks, overalls, stockings, shoes, and blankets) distributed to various units in the artillery. Note on page two says the shipment was sent by public agents from Boston, Massachusetts to Fishkill, New York. From there part of it was sent to White Plains, New York under the control of Captain Lillie, the brigade quartermaster. Lillie turned in his vouchers in August 1778 and turned over the clothing to William Richards,…

GLC02437.02446

January 21, 1780- August 1, 1783

Brooks, David, 1756-1838

Manuscript document

Title: Articles of clothing delivered for the use of Major General Knox from 21 Jany 1780 to 1 Augt 1783

Copy of a receipt for clothing issued to General Knox from 1780-1783. Original was submitted by David Brooks, the assistant clothier general. This copy was created by Major Samuel Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, who also signed this document. A total of $140.60 worth of clothing is accounted for, which includes boots, blankets, roughly 50 yards of cloth, and his own miscellaneous receipts.

GLC02437.02447

August 1783

Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784

Manuscript document signed

Title: Abstract of musters of the Northern Army for the month of August 1783

List of troops mustered in the Northern Army in August 1783. The list is divided between infantry and artillery and subdivided by rank. In the infantry there were 159 officers, 430 non-commissioned officers, and 2,864 privates. In the artillery there were 35 officers, 52 non-commissioned officers, and 245 privates. Signed by Major Barber, who was a member of General Horatio Gates's staff.

GLC02437.02450

1 August 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order to issue army rations]

Order issued by Major Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, telling the commissary at West Point to issue 31 complete rations for Stephen A. Hopkins who was employed by the engineering department engraving cannons. Docket signed by the mark of a Sarah [Waner] stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02451

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

6 September 1780

Collins, John, 1717-1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance from the ordnance store at Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered to various locations. Items listed by type, status and delivery location.

GLC02437.10709

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

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

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

27 September 1783

Manuscript document

Title: Monthly return of the Corps of Artillery

Lists numbers of officers and their status (fit for duty, sick present, sick absent, on duty, etc.) for regiments from New York and Massachusetts.

GLC02437.10146

28 September 1783

Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of ordnance stores, apparatus & c. & c. at the Garrison of Stony and Verplanks Points Kingsferry- Septemer 28th 1783.

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

GLC02437.10148

4 October 1783

Cooper, Samuel, 1757-1840

Manuscript document signed

Title: Weekly return of Massachusetts Corps of Artillery

Signed by Cooper as adjutant. Cosigned by Captain Henry Burbeck. Includes a chart with number of officers and their corresponding rank and status. Contains additional notes pertaining to officers on command, sick, on the staff, and on extra duty.

GLC02437.10157

4 October 1783

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of the non-commissioned officers and matrosses in the New York Corps of Artillery commanded by Major Sebastian Bauman- designating the expiration of their Inlistments.

Lists numbers of non-commissioned officers and matrosses on a chart that spans the time period between October 1783 and March 1786. Includes the first and second companies.

GLC02437.10158

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

3 November 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Andrew Billings

Relays a message from General George Washington, urging the completion and delivery of cannons for the Count de Grasse.

GLC02437.02754

6 November 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Informs General Washington that he has received the cannons for the Count de Grasse and makes plans for their further transport. Knox's retained draft.

GLC02437.02759

31 October 1783

Wetrell, C., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

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

Lists men by rank and status. Table of "Absentees Accounted for On Duty" on the verso, which lists men by name, duty, place of service and rank.

GLC02437.02739

1 November 1783

Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses finished pieces (probably engraved cannon), the work that went into creating them and the price of that labor. Also mentions the settling of accounts.

GLC02437.02747