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to Lucy Knox

Written by Brigadier General Knox to his wife Lucy from camp near Dobbs Ferry. References receiving three letters from her, dated 23, 26, and 30 July 1781. Expresses his happiness upon reading them and says "The longer the War lasts the more sick am...

GLC02437.01114

[Certificate of pay] [In French]

Certificate to pay Mr. De Valnais, possibly Joseph Dupas de Valnais, a French consul in America. Signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], major of the squadron under Barras. On verso, Valnais signs a note, transferring the money to William...

GLC02437.01121

An invoice of military stores brought from [Succasunna Plains] New Jersey

Includes artillery ammunition and supplies, and other military supplies. Docketed twice.

GLC02437.01130

[Recommendation for Jacob Baker's discharge]

Latimer, a surgeon in the Flying Hospital, states that Baker, an artificer in Colonel Baldwin's regiment, is unfit for duty and should be discharged from service.

GLC02437.01131

to Henry Knox

Written by Colonel Crane to Brigadier General Knox. Writes in response to officers who have accused him of withholding money from soldiers under his command. Asks for a court of inquiry to investigate the matter. Hopes everyone "who have made free...

GLC02437.01133

to Sebastian Bauman

Written by Brigadier General Knox to Major Bauman. References Bauman's letter of 10 August 1781. Says he cannot give him a transfer as Colonel Popkins, who was supposed to replace him, was sick. Says all other line officers are not available because...

GLC02437.01134

to Henry Knox

References Henry's letter of 8 August 1781. Updates Henry on news he has heard. Says the French fleet was to have left Newport the day before to connect up with the Compte De Grasse, who is supposed to be nearing the continent with more French ships...

GLC02437.01153

to Henry Knox

Likely related to the accusations against a Mr. Richards by Reuben Smith in GLC02437.01148. Thanks Knox for his "repeated instances of Politeness shown to me from time to time, in a particular manor, for espousing my character, when it was most...

GLC02437.01155

to Henry Knox

Disappointed that his brother did not write him an "authentic account of Lord Cornwallis' situation in Virginia." Believes Cornwallis will surrender soon. Is planning a business trip to Europe and discusses fundraising. His last remittance to...

GLC02437.01159

to Henry Knox

Response to 4 September 1781 letter (GLC02437.01165). Discusses their financial situation, "which undoubtedly are in such a train as to require the strictest attention to Oeconomy." William has sold some goods to prepare for his business trip to...

GLC02437.01185

to James Hunter

In regard to an order of iron, Knox asks Hunter to send as much iron as he has produced to James River, along with other items of ordnance. The supplies were needed urgently. The Continental Army was then preparing for the siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01193

to Thomas Shild

Orders Shild, captain of the schooner Betsy, to load his vessels with oak planks on the eastern shore of Maryland. Describes the planks as essential supplies for the siege of Yorktown. Authorizes the impressment of materials and procurement of...

GLC02437.01200

[Return of the Tents & Camp Equipment, horses in General Knox's family.]

Lists items of camp equipment and horses and their quantities on 15 August 1781 and 8 October 1781. Signed twice by Shaw. The Continental Army was then engaged in the campaign against Yorktown.

GLC02437.01211

[Return of shot and shells].

Lists shot and shells sent to the line, expended, and left over at Yorktown on 19 October 1781. Also lists shot and shells expended from 9 October 1781 to 17 October 1781 under the command of John Lamb, Edward Carrington, Ebenezer Stevens, and...

GLC02437.01240

A Summary return of the Ordnance, Arms and military stores taken in the Enemies posts of York and Glocester.

Short list of British ordnance confiscated after the siege of Yorktown and a note indicating that the totals are so numerous that a complete detailed return has not yet been obtained.

GLC02437.01245

Return of Military Stores in the Magazine at Williamsburg.

Lists quanties of ordnance. Compiled shortly after the siege of Yorktown. Jones was a Deputy Field Commissary of Military Stores under the command of Colonel Edward Carrington.

GLC02437.01267

Return of Ordnance & Military Stores rec'd. of Rich Frothingham Esq. Field Commissary Military Stores Novem. 22 & 30th 1781.

List of military stores including brass cannons, brass howitzers, carriages, mortars, and bullets, as well as tools and cutlery. Includes several annotations in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.01298

to Ebenezer Stevens

Advises Stevens that instead of landing the artillery "at King's Ferry, they must be taken back to West Point, provided it can be done without any risque." This note is a postscript removed from a letter. Date added later in pencil.

GLC02437.01313

to John Lamb

Knox responds to Lamb's letter (see GLC02437.01354) that the notes which were to be paid to the officers were intended, by Robert Morris, to counterbalance the clothing provided for the soldiers. Morris's priorities are first to provide the soldiers...

GLC02437.01355

to Henry Knox

Written by Major Shaw, Knox's former aide-de-camp, to Brigadier General Knox. Says he was mistaken when he told Knox the lower house of the Massachusetts legislature has passed an act for payment of notes for 1782 for officers and soldiers who still...

GLC02437.01364

to Henry Knox

Writes to discuss the future of his appointment with the Commissary of Military Stores. Has served in the department since the previous June, without knowing whether he would receive an appointment to the position of Conductor. Explains that last...

GLC02437.01373

to Henry Knox

Writes to discuss a new lime-burning agreement negotiated in Boston by Mr. Wheaton. Notes the risk incurred by Wheaton since he is so close to Penobscot, a Tory stronghold. Discusses a recent illness, and the quartering of Major Strauss's company at...

GLC02437.01380

to Henry Knox

Mrs. Attwood (nee Ten eyck) writes to ask Knox for a permit to travel from New York to New Jersey for the improvement of her health, and also to visit her sister who is staying at "Raritan at Mrs. Van Wyck's."

GLC02437.01387

to Joshua Loring

Refers to articles Knox's brother, William, entrusted to Loring to sell, with the proceeds to be sent to Knox. Asks whether he was able to sell them yet or whether he thought he likely would be able to. Comments that he needs to raise a sum of...

GLC02437.01404

to John Hancock

Written on two different sizes of paper: the first is 33.4 x 21.3 cm, the second is 13 x 21 cm. Writes to Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts, to ask that eighteen-year-old Isaac Winslow be allowed to return to land his family owns in Roxbury...

GLC02437.01408

to Henry Knox

Written by William Knox to his brother Major General Knox. Mentions this is the fifth letter he has sent to Henry since arriving in France. Says he has received two from Henry. Says he is in Nantes on business, purchasing goods for his friends. Says...

GLC02437.01409

to John Lamb

Writes Colonel John Lamb with instructions regarding the amount of artillery equipment, such as tumbrils, wagons, horses, and camp equipage, necessary for a possible offensive strike in the New York area. Also discusses the movement of supplies from...

GLC02437.01425

[Experiments with French and English 8 inch howitzers on travelling carriages with shells of 42 weights]

Two charts detailing the results of experiments made with howitzers. One chart depicts the results of the French howitzer experiment, and one depicts the results of the English howitzer experiment. Data indicates, among other things, that 42-weight...

GLC02437.01434

to John Lamb

Includes a note at bottom of verso indicating that a copy of the letter was given to Colonel Gansevort by Mr. [Samuel] Shaw. Writes, "I have repeatedly mentioned to his Excellency the situation of your regiment, but he has not yet given any...

GLC02437.01436

to Captain Mitchell

Relates that a Mr. Gedney, the proprietor of a sawmill near Newburgh, has applied to Knox for help concerning some planks he had carved and supplied to the military but was never paid for. Mr. Gedney has no receipts for the planks, and Knox asks...

GLC02437.01458

to George Washington

Replies to a letter he received from Washington on the same day. Refers to another letter Washington enclosed, from General [Ezekiel] Cornell. Cornell's letter referred to lead and cartridge expected to arrive from Boston, Massachusetts, and...

GLC02437.00965

to Henry Knox

Colonel Carrington writes to Knox from the "High hills of Santee," near the Santee River in South Carolina. Due to the resignation of Colonel Proctor, Colonel Carrington assumes he is to take command of the Fourth Regiment. Has not received orders...

GLC02437.01093

to George Washington

Marked as a copy; copied by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. General Lincoln offers Washington his observations "on the situation of Charlestown, the strength of its works, the number of men necessary to garrison it, and the point or points by which it may...

GLC02437.01112

to George Weedon

Informs Weedon that there is a ship with 20 soldiers and artillery stores caught on a shoal in the Wicomico River. Discusses how to get the stores off the ship and suggests he may want to "continue this" with Genl Washington. The Continental Army...

GLC02437.01189

[Stores received of Anthony Post by order of General Henry Knox]

Marked as a copy. Original written in Fredericksburgh, New York. Copied by Samuel Shaw, who was likely with Henry Knox at New Windsor, New York. Lists hammers, irons, anvils, and axes, among other items.

GLC02437.00969

[The account of Otis & Henly, to ascertain the amount of clothing supplied by them]

Lists clothing shipped on board Captain Hardie's ship, Olimpe, at Brest, France 15 June 1781. A separate list indicates artillery, ordnance, and camp equipage on board the Cybelle, ordnance stores on the ship Ruise, and medicines and instruments on...

GLC02437.00970

[Certificate pertaining to Captain Anthony Post]

Written in the hand of Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Created at an artillery park at or near New Windsor, where Knox was located in June 1781. Certifies that Post has served as Captain of Artillery Artificers stationed at Fredericksburgh, New...

GLC02437.00973

[Return of ordnance and military stores in garrison at Fort Herkimer]

Recto contains the return. Verso contains detailed remarks on the return. Includes two dockets, one written by Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp.

GLC02437.00979

to Henry Knox

Gives Knox notice of ordnance and stores he has sent. Lists quantities of items on their way to Knox.

GLC02437.00989

[Return of issues at the Artillery Park]

Taken from the last returns by Lieutenant William Strachan. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, who was likely with Henry Knox at New Windsor, New York. Includes rations drawn by women and children. Originally enclosed with GLC02437.00997.

GLC02437.00996

to Henry Knox

Lieutenant Strachan encloses a return (GLC02437.00996).

GLC02437.00998

[Certificate of pay] [In French]

Certificate to pay Jonathan Winship. Appears to be signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], Major of the Squadron under Barras. On verso, Winship signs, transferring the money to Joseph Gowen. Gowen signs, transferring the money to William...

GLC02437.01007

[Certificate regarding Lieutenant John Tharp's pay]

Captain Patten certifies that Tharp, from Morris County, New Jersey, enlisted 27 November 1776. Lists Tharp's promotions. Directed to Brigadier General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.01020

to Hugh Hughes

Informs Hughes, Deputy Quartermaster General at Fishkill, that the artillery park will move from New Windsor the following day. Notes that Colonel Ebenezer Stevens "will be here to morrow, please to let me know on what we are to depend when we shall...

GLC02437.01027

[Pertains to boarding vessels] [incomplete]

Fragment. Knox anticipates receiving returns of stores. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (near present-day Tarrytown).

GLC02437.01035

to [William] Price

Possibly to Lieutenant William Price. Asks Price to send a return of the articles he has obtained from the Quartermaster General. Reports that he has ordered laboratory stores from Philadelphia, and they are to be sent to Price at New Windsor....

GLC02437.01038

[Invoice of military stores shipped from Claverack Landing]

Possibly written at Claverack, New York. Stores were shipped aboard the Nancy under the care of Captain Beckham. Also contains an "Invoice of sundry stores deliverd Lieut Wm Price by order of General Knox for the use of the Laboratory" at New...

GLC02437.01040

to Henry Knox

Colonel Stevens plans to soon sail from his present location, bound for Kings Ferry, New York. Has endeavored to fulfill Knox's instructions in Knox's absence (Stevens possibly writes from New Windsor, New York). Notes that the arms available to...

GLC02437.01042

to Heman Swift

Knox writes to Colonel Heman Swift. Relates that he would quickly appoint the man Swift suggested as conductor, but cannot make such an appointment without the approval of the Board of War. Because the Board is without a conductor, agrees to...

GLC02437.01050

to Samuel Shaw

Pickering, Quartermaster General, discusses a delay in teams sent to transport cannon to Dobbs Ferry, New York. Informs Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, that Major Thomas Cogswell, wagonmaster, will conduct the teams to Dobbs Ferry to prevent...

GLC02437.01057

to Henry Knox

Hodgdon, Commissary General of Military Stores, discusses weapons, supplies, and other details. Reports on the repair of muskets previously delivered to his post. Implores Knox to send pistols and muskets Hodgdon has been expecting as soon as...

GLC02437.01059

[Orders for Sergeant Torrey]

Instructs Torrey to take carriages with spare wheels and lumber to West Point via either Kings Ferry (by land), or Peekskill (by water).

GLC02437.01061

to the Board of War and Ordnance

Reports, "The uncertainty of obtaining a force adeq[uate] to the capital object in contemplation induced His Excellency the Commander in Chief to direct me to write to your honorable board on the 10th instant to suspend the transportat[ion] of the...

GLC02437.01067

to Ebenezer Stevens

Directed to Lieutenant Colonel Stevens at "Kings Ferry, Westpoint, or New Windsor." Informs Stevens to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry if he is not already there, reporting that "Two twenty Gun ships, two sloops, and a galley belonging to the...

GLC02437.01078

Monthly return of the corps of artillery

Partially printed, with a handwritten second page listing sick or absent, on duty, and extra service. This return pertains to the regiments of Colonels John Crane and John Lamb.

GLC02437.01094

to Henry Knox

Bliss, commissary of military stores, encloses a return of ordnance stores (GLC02437.01097).

GLC02437.01095

[Certificate of pay] [In French]

Apparently written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York). Certificate to pay Wadsworth and Carter, Jeremiah Wadsworth being a commissary for the Count de Rochambeau's army. On verso, William Little signs, transferring the money to...

GLC02437.01098

to Samuel Hodgdon

Discusses arms, stores, and other military matters with Hodgdon, Commissary General of Military Stores. Compliments Hodgdon on his new appointment. Written at Phillipsburg (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York).

GLC02437.01100

to Henry Knox

McDougall signs as "Brutus," a pseudonym often attributed to him related to his involvement in the Newburgh Conspiracy. Writes a cryptic and critical letter, questioning plans made for the Continental army and the authority of Congress. Expresses...

GLC02437.01101

to Henry Knox

Responds to Knox's letter (GLC02437.01102). Asks Knox to send previously requested "boulets," (bullets) as soon as possible.

GLC02437.01105

to Henry Knox

Written at Fort Herkimer. Expresses concern that the departure of Colonel [Philip van] Cortlandt's regiment left the Fort's artillery and stores in a vulnerable state: "...we are no protection to the Inhabitants & in Case the Enemy should make an...

GLC02437.01107

[Map of Charleston, South Carolina]

Manuscript map of Charleston, South Carolina showing the coastline, various rivers and geographic features, certain structures and county names. Date and creator inferred, based on the presumption that this map accompanies GLC02437.01112.

GLC02437.01113

[Instructions to Sebastian Bauman and Thomas Patten]

In the first letter, Shaw instructs Major Bauman to deliver a traveling forge to New Windsor, New York. In the second letter, written on the same date, Shaw orders Captain Patten at New Windsor to complete the forge if it is unfinished.

GLC02437.01117

[Certificate of pay] [In French]

Certificate to pay Mr. De Valnais, possibly Joseph Dupas de Valnais, a French consul in America. Signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], major of the squadron under Barras. On verso, Valnais signs a note, transferring the money to William...

GLC02437.01122

to William Knox

Written by Brigadier General Henry Knox to his brother William. Mentions sending a letter to him three days earlier. In that letter he says he gave as much of an account of the general circumstances of the army as possible given the chance of mail...

GLC02437.01125

to Henry Knox

Reports that General [Arthur] St. Clair arrested Lieutenant Colonel Forrest, possibly Thomas Forrest, on a complaint made by Eustis "for discharging a man belonging to the Regt. for three half Johannes." Apparently Forrest has failed to resign his...

GLC02437.01127

to Henry Knox

Written by Colonel Lamb to Brigadier General Knox. Accuses Colonel John Crane of defrauding solders under his command of their pay. Says many of the Crane's officers have accused him of these crimes. Says Lieutenant Colonel Stevens has publicly...

GLC02437.01132

to Sebastian Bauman

Second Lieutenant Wetzell reports on the poor state of ordnance and stores on board the sloop Liberty. The stores have sustained extensive water damage because of a damp, leaky hull. Declares, "Nor can I keep the Vessel afloat any longer On account...

GLC02437.01135

to Henry Knox

Written by Major Bauman, commander of artillery at West Point, to Brigadier General Knox. A response to Knox's letter regarding his transfer from West Point (GLC02437.01134). Says General McDougall has no objections to Bauman's transfer and that...

GLC02437.01136

[Certificate of pay] [In French]

Partially printed certificate to pay Valnais, Joseph Dupas de Valnais, a French consul. Signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], major of the squadron under Barras. On verso, Valnais signs a note, transferring the money to William Knox....

GLC02437.01141

to John Ruddock

Knox orders Ruddock, a commissary at Fishkill, to deliver artillery to Captain Burbeck. The list includes artillery and other ordnance and stores.

GLC02437.01144

to Thomas Frothingham

Knox orders Frothingham, a deputy commissary of military stores, to "repair instantly to West Point," to transport stores to the West side of Kings Ferry by the following morning, where they will be received by Richard Frothingham, principal field...

GLC02437.01149

to John Crane

Written by Brigadier General Knox to Colonel Crane. Signed twice by Knox, once on page 9 and once on page 10. Handing over command of the artillery on the Hudson River to Crane as he is about to leave the theatre (for Yorktown.) Gives Crane a sense...

GLC02437.01151

to Henry Knox

Response to Knox's 23 August 1781 letter (GLC02437.01154). Bauman arrived at the Curtis House, near Potts Mill, where Knox ordered him to halt. Reports that the ground has been "marked out for the left wing of the French line." Requests further...

GLC02437.01158

to Mordecai Gist

Informs General Gist that he is sending an artificer officer named Mr. Thorp to him in Baltimore to obtain supplies. The items are urgently needed, and Knox has already been disappointed in obtaining them from Philadelphia. He hopes Major Sebastian...

GLC02437.01179

to Henry Knox

Reports that General Mordecai Gist received permission from Governor of Maryland Thomas S. Lee to take the cannons Knox was seeking. Bauman is attempting to get vessels to transport troops as well as other supplies. Mr. Thorp has arrived and...

GLC02437.01182

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...

GLC02437.01184

[Mr. Jones will apply to Mr. Frothingham and receive five hundred Arms & bayonets].

Instructions indicating that a Mr. [Thomas] Jones will collect ordnance and transport it to Williamsburg, Virginia. Closes by saying "This order will be executed instantly." The arms were for a Virginia regiment commanded by Major General Baron...

GLC02437.01190

Ordnance & Stores from Head of Elk & Baltimore arrived in James River.

Lists quantities of artillery supplies that had arrived and ships with supplies that had not yet arrived. The ordnance was for the siege of Yorktown. The last page is separated from the first two; the two parts are marked with the reference code VII...

GLC02437.01192

to Henry Knox

Colonel Lamb asserts that Trebell's Landing is the best place to disembark the ordnance for the siege of Yorktown and requests men for the task. Reports that the return of stores Knox requested is impossible because Colonel Stevens (possibly...

GLC02437.01194

to Henry Knox

Orders Knox to send ordnance to General Nathanael Greene, who was "extremely destitute of Musket Ammunition." The Continental Army began to invest the British works for the siege of Yorktown the day before. Peters was the Secretary of the Board of...

GLC02437.01197

to Henry Knox

Discusses news of the siege of Yorktown, mentioning the activities of the Marquis de La Fayette and naval engagements between French Admiral Compte de Grasse and British Admiral Thomas Graves. Reports that Congress has received indications of the...

GLC02437.01207

to George Washington

Written and initialed for Knox in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Writes, "Capt. [Thomas] Machin is desirous of going to Philadelphia for a few days, to transact some business relative to the recruiting service for this State. If his...

GLC02437.01617

to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in General Court Assembled

In the hand of Samuel Shaw. Writes on behalf of the officers of the Massachusetts line that the Massachusetts state legislature has, following the direction of Congress, settled payment with the officers for the years 1779 and 1780, but have not yet...

GLC02437.01514

to Henry Knox

Writes, "This day I ordered off three hundred and fifty oxen for to move the Park, I expect they will be this night thirty miles on their way. Col. Pickering Quarter Master General has also assured me that he will furnish eighty seven horses, that...

GLC02437.01523

to Benjamin Lincoln

Written by Major General Knox to Secretary of War Lincoln. References 2 private letters from 7 and 10 August. Says he cannot furnish him estimates. Says he read over his last public letter (which was on the issue of soldiers pensions at half pay) to...

GLC02437.01532

to Henry Knox

Mentions that in reference to Knox's last letter, he will be happy to make the acquaintance a young gentleman named Mr. Craik and to show "him any civility in [his] power." Writes, "Since my last I have discovered that my Boy Prince is at Salem, & I...

GLC02437.01545

to Henry Knox

Writes, "I sent to Mr. [Daniel] Carthy a note this morning directing him to apply to you for a crew for a boat which Carthy was to have ready for me. The movement of the army to-morrow, which I must attend, will require that I be able to move with...

GLC02437.01549

Report of the guard & stores at redoubt no. 4

List of officers, sentries, and stores, including axes, spears and funnels.

GLC02437.01716

to Francois Jean, marquis de Chastellux

Writes that it would ill suit "the gratitude of my heart were I to omit writing a line to you by so good an opportunity as his Excellency the Minister of France." Hopes that he is happy with how the campaigns are proceeding and hopes the next...

GLC02437.01366

to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses El Paso's climate, and promises that his next letter will include a gory description on how best to kill

GLC09120.162

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes a trip into town, during which he was unexpectedly invited to a party being held at a penthouse apartment.

drawing in upper left hand corner

GLC09120.165

to Estelle Spero

Diamond runs through the month's expenses with Estelle.

GLC09120.166

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the "usual A.M. routine drill" which consists of instruction of the men and a three-mile run, and then the Judo lesson which occupied his afternoon.

GLC09120.167

to Estelle Spero

Diamond expresses frustration about the fact that in Texas, everything after twelve noon is described as taking place in the evening.

GLC09120.168

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the process of interviewing eighteen men believed to be incapable of withstanding the rigors of battle, and discussing their geographical origins, educational background, social classes etc.

drawing in upper left corner

GLC09120.169

to Estelle Spero

Diamond briefly describes his day to Estelle - testing of individual proficiencies, rifle marksmanship, a three-mile run and a general clean-up.

GLC09120.170

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes meeting the Jewish population of El Paso.

drawing of feet on the back by his name

GLC09120.171

to Estelle Spero

Diamond informs Estelle that he has just received an $100 clothing allowance check.

GLC09120.172

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the ways in which "his" trucks must be cared for.

GLC09120.173