circa 16 July 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for rations issued to the superitendant of the Masons; employed by the engineers department from 13-16 July. A total of 6 rations were issued over the four days for one person. Countersigned by Joseph Cheesman, superintendant. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02292

17 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for one man of the late 2nd Connecticut Regiment. He was issued 10 rations for 10 days. Signed by R. Sanderson as a quartermaster and Colonel H. Luith(?). Also signed by Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Docket signed by an Ezekiel Whitney stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02295

16 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to Thomas Nelson and his family]

Asks the commissary, James Forsyth, to issue rations for Thomas Nelson, his wife, and 2 children from 16-31 of July. Says that Nelson is a furloughed man from the Massachusetts artillery who was detained by the sickness of his wife. Nelson signed the docket stating that 64 rations were delivered to him.

GLC02437.02300

18 July 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for a man employed in the Ordinance Dept.]

A provision return for one man employed by the Ordinance Department, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, Captain Blanchard's Company. A total of three rations are to be provided commencing 18 July 1783 to 20 July 1783. The order is also signed by Samuel Shaw, General Henry Knox's aide-de-camp.

GLC02437.02302

17 July 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return

Provision return for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners. A total of 68 rations for four days was provided to the officers and privates. The docket acknowledging receipt is signed by Sergeant J. Lovely.

GLC02437.02309

23 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph note signed

Title: [Order to issue army rations to three British deserters]

Order issued by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw for West Point Commissary James Forsyth to issue seven days worth of rations for three British deserters "to carry them to Philadelphia." It appears that Shaw was reusing paper, as a few lines of poetry are written on the verso of this document.

GLC02437.02316

23 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph note signed

Title: [Army rations issued to Captain Vincent and his followers]

Written by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw ordering West Point Commissary James Forsyth to issue twelve rations to Captain Vincent and his followers, "being friendly indians." Docket signed by George [Dummerton] stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02317

23 July 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph note signed

Title: [Supplies issued]

Illegible signature on recto, which may say John Most. The note says he received from James Forsyth, Commissary at West Point, 20 pounds of tallow and ten pounds of soap as ordered by Fort Major John Doughty. Recto has a partial copy of the order in Doughty's hand and under his signature. A note beneath Doughty's signature says "Recd the above."

GLC02437.02320

25 July 1783

Wright, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for three men from Lieutenant Wright's company of artificers in the ordinance department as well as two women from 25-28 July. The five people were issued 26 rations over the four days. Signed by Lieutenant Wright and countersigned Major Samuel Shaw as General Knox's aide-de-camp. Docket is signed by a William Burrows stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02327

27 July 1783

Forsyth, William, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Issue of rations]

Issue of rations for Captain Vincent and four Indians for five days. Signed by William Forsyth and Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox. A docket acknowledging receipt from the contractors for New York and New Jersey is signed by "Joe Indian".

GLC02437.02333

25 July 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

A provision return for the non-commissioned and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners for a total of 59 and 3/4 rations. A docket acknowledging of the contractors for New York and New Jersey is signed by Edward Bass.

GLC02437.02335

28 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Issue of army rations]

Order to issue rations to Captain Vincent and his friendly Indian companions. The order specifies that they be given one peck of peas and in the future, with every ration, issued one gill of rum "whether country or West India." Signed by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to Henry Knox. Also signed by Captain John Vincent in receipt of a peck of peas. The docket reads "Genl Orders No. 10 Indians."

GLC02437.02337

29 July 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provisions returns]

Two provisions returns. The first return is for four and one half rations for three male employees in the Ordinance Department. The second is for one man of the Ordinance Department for three half rations. Both returns are signed by Lietenant J. Wright and Samuel Shaw, Aide-de-Camp to General Knox. A docket on the verso acknowledges receipt from the contractors for New York and New Jersey and is signed by Nell McKoy.

GLC02437.02342

23 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

"Request to issue Mr. Augustus Hopkins provisions from the 23 to 31 July 1783 inclusive, nine complete rations, he being employed in engraving the cannon at this post."

GLC02437.02347

29 July 1783

Bushnell, David, 1740-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to sappers & miners]

Provision return for non-commissioned and privates of the sappers and miners. Docket signed by J. Lovely.

GLC02437.02349

14 July 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Discusses the furloughs of two soldiers who served under Bryant (refer to GLC02437.10122). The men have to obtain blank discharge forms from army headquarters which must be filled out by Bryant before they can receive their furloughs. Expresses his opinion that Bryant should come to West Point to settle the accounts of the "poor fellows" (and Bryant's own account) with the army paymaster. Notes that the troops at West Point have received pay for four months of 1783. Instructs Bryant to keep the men serving under him "mustered up to the present time."

GLC02437.10123

9 April 1788

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt for the payment of two West Point men to pursue army deserters]

An unknown recipient received from Captain Henry Burbeck "ten shillings york currency for the purpose of defreying my expences for two men from W. Point into the country in pursuit of Livi Hunter and Joseph Griffin deserters from the Federal Artillery." Includes an account balance on verso.

GLC02437.03834

29 August 1788

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Burbeck

Informs Captain Burbeck, commander at West Point, that Noah Hall, the bearer of this note, hopes to purchase "some of the old unserviceable iron cannon at West Point." Instructs Burbeck to sell Hall fifteen tons of the cannon at fourteen dollars per ton.

GLC02437.03978

3 July 1786

Nourse, Joseph, 1754-1841

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Register of sums received]

Certifies that "the Honorable Major General Knox Secretary at War is debited in the Treasury books of the United States with the following Sums of Money" which totals $6,893.60. States in a note that "[t]he General stands indebted for the following sums; the Persons to whom they were advanced being to account for the same with him, conformable to the report of the Clerks of Accounts" including an armorer at West Point and people in charge of goods and stores. Goods and stores amount to $1,026 and some odd cents. Noted as coming from the Register's Office, which most likely travelled with…

GLC02437.10207

24 March 1780

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Responds to a letter from Knox regarding a disagreement between Bauman, an artillery officer, and William Hull, commandant at West Point. Pertains to an order Hull gave that created a conflict in command between infantry and artillery.

GLC02437.02981

31 July 1784

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: Monthly return of the corps of artillery

Lists numbers of officers present and fit for duty. Signed by Major Doughty.

GLC02437.03033

9 October 1784

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: Monthly return of a corps of artillery commanded by Capt John Doughty

Lists officers present fit for duty, on command, sick present, and on duty. Title includes a note indicating that Doughty is a major by brevet.

GLC02437.03055

30 October 1784

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: Monthly return of the corps of artillery in the service of the United States of America

Lists officers present fit for duty, sick present, absent with leave, on duty, and on command. Indicates that Doughty is a major by brevet. Location inferred.

GLC02437.03064

1 July 1785

Avery, John, 1739-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Avery, Secretary of the State of Massachusetts, informs Knox that Governor Thomas Cushing has requested that several cannon at West Point be returned to Massachusetts.

GLC02437.03162

7 May 1784

North, William, 1755-1836

Document signed

Title: [Inspection return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Inspection return for the infantry. Lists men by rank, present status, arms and supplies.

GLC02437.10581