circa 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Williard J. Allen]

Standing three-quarter Napoleonic pose with small beard. Wearing sash and sword. Name inscribed on recto under photograph.

GLC05528.08

5 August 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Comments on their correspondence habits. Asks William to inform the wife of James Lovell that her husband would be released from the British in a prisoner exchange. Discusses British forces amassing in New York and preparing for an attack. Discusses the gravity of the situation at length. States "I shrink and tremble at the Importance of our present conduct."

GLC02437.00413

circa 1864

Hollyland's Metropolitan Photography Gallery, 1864-?

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Daniel Waite Burdick]

Vignette bust portrait with small beard and mustache. Name inscribed on recto under photograph.

GLC05528.09

circa 1864

Hollyland's Metropolitan Photography Gallery, 1864-?

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Lucian E. Carter]

Standing full portrait with painted camp scene backdrop, holding hat and sword. Name and rank inscribed on recto beneath photograph.

GLC05528.10

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Silas Wright Frame]

Vignette bust portrait. Name and rank inscribed on recto of photograph, possibly Frame's signature.

GLC05528.13

circa 1864

Hollyland's Metropolitan Photography Gallery, 1864-?

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Malcolm G. Cook]

Vignette bust portrait with beard and mustache. Identifying inscription on verso.

GLC05528.15

circa 1864

Hollyland's Metropolitan Photography Gallery, 1864-?

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Philander B. Grant]

Vignette bust portrait with small beard. Identifying inscription on verso.

GLC05528.16

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Wallace R. Hill]

Vignette bust portrait with small beard and mustache. Name and rank inscribed on recto below photograph.

GLC05528.17

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Patrick H. Keenan]

Vignette bust portrait with beard. Name and rank inscribed on recto beneath photograph.

GLC05528.18

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant James A. Taylor]

Vignette bust portrait with beard and mustache.

GLC05528.20

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Addison W. Wheelock]

Vignette bust portrait with beard and mustache. Name inscribed on recto beneath photograph. Name and rank inscribed on verso.

GLC05528.21

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [unknown Lieutenant in 10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment]

Vignette bust portrait with beard.

GLC05528.22

circa 1864

Addis, R.W., fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [unknown Lieutenant in 10th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment]

Vignette bust portrait with beard.

GLC05528.23

circa July 1776

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Gives a letter of introduction for John Robertson, who served under Colonel McDougall "in the sea service" and has experience manning canons. Thinks Robertson could be of use to Knox and seeks to have him put on the payroll. Dated "summer 1776."

GLC02437.00406

5 August 1776

Burbeck, Edward, 1740-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Captain Burbeck has heard that all the Continental regiments are heading to New York and seeks instructions on what to do with his company. Also discusses accounts and pay for his and Lieutenant John Edes' company. Burbeck and Edes were officers in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00411

5 August 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Rebukes Knox for calling him a lazy scoundrel for not writing at every post. Discusses privateering news from a man named Captain White in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and provides an account of ships and cargo seized. Notes that the privateering has affected the price of sugar. Responds to Knox's suggestion of raising a regiment of artillery, but plans to write more on it in the future.

GLC02437.00412

13 August 1776

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds to Knox's letter (see GLC02437.00403) to tell him that he did not meet with the founder making the cannons Knox wrote about, but another member of the Continental Congress did. Reports that the congress is also making efforts to mine copper in New Jersey. Discusses the possibility of sending Knox some information about five ships, probably seized vessels. Agrees that Massachusetts should supply the army with more officers, since they supply so many soldiers. Adams continues to discuss the need to promote Massachusetts officers and raises additional artillery concerns in a letter to…

GLC02437.00416

15 August 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Discusses his recent fever, treatment, and recovery. Comments on his duties and the upcoming conflict in New York, in sometimes florid prose. Discusses news from Ticonderoga concerning the attempted siege of Canada, and notes the arrival of a French fleet. Seeks assistance in obtaining buttons, possibly for his regiment's uniforms.

GLC02437.00418

19 August 1776

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Fears potential British successes in New York and the consequences it would have on morale. Wants all available men in New England sent to defend New York so it is not lost for want of soldiers, as was the case with the invasion of Canada. Believes that the British value New York very highly and if the Americans lose it will be disastrous. Discusses a ship from St. Augustine, Florida, that was seized and the intelligence gathered from it. Would like Knox to get him some artillery pieces.

GLC02437.00420

19 August 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Discusses corresponding with his wife. Discusses domestic issues like food, clothing, and money, and a sick servant. Asks Lucy to assist Mrs. Jonathan Pollard, who is in need of money. Comments on firing on the Phoenix and other British vessels sailing up the Hudson river and receiving return fire. He expects General William Howe to attack at any time. Discusses Sarah Mifflin, the wife of Brigadier General Thomas Mifflin, as the only lady among the army. Tells Lucy to measure his affection but his letters' content, not their length. Notes that the newspapers are reporting 70,000 men in…

GLC02437.00421

21 August 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Adams

Later copy. Responds to Adams' (see GLC02437.00416) and discusses the urgent need to obtain copper from mines in New Jersey in order to cast canons. Joins Adams in lamenting the lack of officers from Massachusetts in the Continental Army, but also considers there to be a dearth of qualified candidates. Discusses recruiting and training good officers' rely not only on gentlemen but also on "local" talent. Suggests Colonel John Glover for possible promotion. Discusses raising an army and re-enlistment at length. Warns Adams that a bounty of $25-$36 or 100-150 acres of land is necessary to…

GLC02437.00423

25 August 1776

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds to Knox's letter (see GLC02437.00423). Discusses the difficulty of obtaining copper in order to cast canons. Also discusses importance of officers to an army and the issue of appointing more officers from Massachusetts. Asks Knox for a list of the best prospects and comments on their characters. Explains his advocacy of a permanent regular army but also his doubts about one being created. Writes, "I am a constant Advocate for a regular Army, and the most masterly Discipline, because, I know that without these We cannot reasonably hope to be a powerfull, a prosperous, or a free…

GLC02437.00424

28 August 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Describes in detail the beginning of the Battle of Long Island (also known as the Battle of Brooklyn) on 27 August 1776. Looks forward to the future when they can be together again.

GLC02437.00429

circa 1864

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Eugene A. Chapman]

Vignette bust portrait with mustache. Name inscribed on recto beneath photograph.

GLC05528.11

circa 1864

Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896

Photograph

Title: [Lieutenant Stephen W. Flower]

Vignette portrait with beard and mustache. Name inscribed on recto beneath photograph. Taken by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries.

GLC05528.12