February 11, 1783

Nevin, Daniel, 1749-1802

Autograph note signed

Title: [Request for supplies]

Request for planks and boards to finish building barracks. Spells his name "Niven."

GLC02437.01911

21 August 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to W

Letter is signed by "Mary & Cornell." They were very happy to have received his letter and it has been a long time since he had last written. They write that Uncle John and Aunt Lydia are feeling poorly. The other family friends are well. The new house is very nice and a family friend, Justice Clarke, is building it for them. With help being scarce and Uncle John not feeling well, they gave up the idea of using stone for their house and are busy working on a frame. They provide a detailed description of the dimensions of the new house. Write about the excellent bedrooms, cellar and other…

GLC03523.42.51

February 21, 1863

Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Amanda Wilkinson

Writes to his wife about the army establishing a new camp at Newport News, Virginia. States that he has set up his tent and the army has erected a small house along the bank of the James River. He thinks that this place is the best encampment they have ever had. Explains that he does not agree with the reasons she and his mother state for him to resign. Writes that if the government is being destroyed then it is his responsibility to defend it. He thinks that there will be two great battles soon, one at Vicksburg, Mississippi and another at Charleston, South Carolina. Notes that it has been…

GLC03523.13.081

21 September 1790

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John Bryant

Reports on his inspection of the military stores under Captain Bryant's charge at the armory in Springfield, Massachusetts and expresses his approval. Lists items still in need of inspection. Provides instructions for making sure the "four pounders" can "carry a six pound ball" and for selling damaged pieces through the newspaper. Asks for an expense report for constructing a wall around the magazine.

GLC03432.021

8 April 1794

Frost, Joseph, fl. 1793-1794

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt of Joseph Frost for timber]

Receipt for $66 for "timber & planks furnished" on four dates: 2 November 1793, 14 February 1794, 5 March 1794, and 8 April 1794. Indicates that Captain Bryant will forward his receipts for the balance.

GLC03432.108

15 July 1787

Bryant, John, 1742-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Informs Secretary of War Knox that he has sent a return of military stores for July 1787 and discusses work and repairs being done at the armory.

GLC03432.113

1862-1865

Heidder, G.H., fl. 1861-1865

Sketch

Title: [Drawing of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) in St. Augustine, Florida]

The drawing shows an east side view of Fort Marion, which was controlled by the Confederacy during the Civil War. On the back is a note describing the fort, it's building material (coquina) made from crushed shells and its construction by the Spanish, who completed it in 1756. The fort was originally named the Castillo de San Marcos (and renamed Fort Marion by the United States after it acquired Florida) and has served as a National Park Service site, the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, since 1924. The note is addressed to Emeline and signed "your Absent Hewsband."

GLC03953.03

October 1776

Greenleaf, Jonathan, 1723-1807

Document signed

Title: [List of expenses related to the construction of a fort on Plum Island]

Lists expenses and materials needed for construction and maintenance of a fort on Plum Island, Massachusetts. Docket states that the fort was called "Fort Arnold." Lists expenses from June through October. Notes spikes, iron, material for chimney construction, hooks, a tiller, hinges, and staples, among various other items. Possibly created in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

GLC01450.459.06

4 October 1776

Horton, James, ?-1783

Document signed

Title: [List of expenses created by the committee for building the Fort and Plum Island]

Lists expenses for material such as timber, wooden boxes, wood, and an iron pot, among various other items. Includes the cost of employing persons (such as John Britt, Joseph Pilsbury, Enoch Coffin, and Daniel Horton, among others) in different aspects of fort construction.

GLC01450.459.07

4 June 1776

Wyer, William, fl. 1776

Document signed

Title: [List of expenses regarding the construction of a fort at Plum Island]

Lists expenses for such items as sugar, an apprentice, pork, and labor. Docket states "Capt Wyers Bill Settled part."

GLC01450.459.01

7 June 1776

Moody, John, 1750-?

Document signed

Title: [Receipt for the payment of John Moody]

Captain William Coombs and others on a Newburyport committee pay Moody for work completed in May and June 1776 related to the construction of a fort on Plum Island. Moody receives payment for such items as work with oxen (used to haul timber), bushels of corn, and hay for oxen. Moody attests that the sums listed have been paid in full. Docket states "Jn Moodys Bill part."

GLC01450.459.02

June 1776

Coombs, William, 1736-1814

Document signed

Title: [Receipt regarding Captain Edward Wiggleworth]

Possibly created in Newburyport. Coombs signs for a list of expenses for items such as travel and overnight lodging. States that he received the amount cited for Captain Wiggleworth. Docket states "Captain Wiggleworths Bill."

GLC01450.459.03

12 November 1789

Dundas, David, Sir, Bart, 1749-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Dundas

Complains that it has been over six months since James last wrote. Congratulates James on positive reviews of his work as a lawyer and urges him to establish his own practice, and offers some financial assistance. Comments on a possible contribution to a public building project. Asks James to relay a message to Dr. Cochran. Gives family news. Seal partially intact.

GLC02549.46

1763-1783

Document

Title: [Sketched plan]

Includes measurements in feet. Indicates the position of four tiers. Contains a sketched gate and building. Possibly a military document. Added measurements on verso, no indication as to what these are for.

GLC01450.554.03

6 August 1863

Moore, John, 1826-1907

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Moore Kelly

About 20,000 troops are to be sent to Natchez to build a fortification for a march in the fall. He encourages her to invest in U.S. five-twenty bonds. He asks her to send his bankbook to Alvern P. Hyde in Tolland, Connecticut.

GLC04195.18

2 November 1791

Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la, fl. 1790-1792

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for goods and services purchased by the French Company of the Union]

Receipt for items purchased by Rosalie Josephe Bacler de Leval and Jean-Baptiste de la Roche on behalf of the French Company of the Union. Receipt confirms an agreement the company made on 27 August 1791 with William Duer in New York, and on 3 September 1791 with Henry Knox in Philadelphia; it lists goods and services purchased by the company on Henry Jackson's credit. The total amount of goods and services purchased was £188.2.2. Some of the items include planks, flints, washtubs, bread, and amounts due to various merchants.

GLC02437.05220

19 July 1792

Forbes, Edward, fl. 1792

Autograph document signed

Title: [Price current of lumber at Dublin, Ireland]

Lists the prices for various types of wood and other items, including white oak, pine, bees wax, and whale and cod oil. Addressed to William Knox.

GLC02437.05550

8 October 1792

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Thomas Vose

Informs Vose that he has received his letter concerning a tract of land. Mentions the possibility of postponing his trip to [St. Georges, Maine]. Hopes to make the trip in June, which at that time he will be "prepared to give deeds to all entitled and to accomodate all differences to Mr. Fales." Also discusses the possibility of having a house built (the future Montpelier).

GLC02437.05647

25 April 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: to Thomas Vose

Later copy of GLC02437.05877. The letter is in reference to a house he is having built in Maine (Montpelier).

GLC02437.05879

1798

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to unknown

[Knox] discusses work to be done in his cellar.

GLC02437.07218

19 May 1799

Dunlap, John, 1738-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Cosigned by Benjamin Jones Porter and Charles Coffin. The men thank Knox for being "one of the principle patrons" of Bowdoin College and asks him to donate lime to help with a foundation of a new building (the college's first). Docketed as a duplicate of the original (GLC02437.07267).

GLC02437.07268

23 October 1800

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Account information

Account estimates of lime, lumber, etc.

GLC02437.07478

10 May 1794

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses money and materials in constructing the house and states that he is "extremely anxious that it should be completed in the course of the year, although my heart fears that I shall not be able to go there this summer." Mentions the new corps of artillery. Ink very blurry due to water damage on subsequent pages. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold by J Woodmason/London." Letterpress copy.

GLC02437.10299

19 March 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Manuscript letter

Title: to Thomas Vose

Informs Captain [Thomas] Vose this letter is being delivered to him by a workman, Henry Simpson, who has been contracted to build Henry Knox's house. Describes Mr. Simpson as being well educated in his field and one of the best bricklayers in this town. Explains Simpson is contacting him to insure that the grounds are properly laid out for the foundation of Knox's house, consulting on what type of material to use, and to ensure the material is delivered by the time Mr. Simpson returns with his workmen. Requests Captain Vose gives his aid and assistance to Mr. Simpson to ensure a timely…

GLC02437.06065

23 April 1794

Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

Manuscript letter

Title: to Henry Jackson

Informs Jackson the carpenters began the framing on the house (most likely Montpelier) and the Masons; will begin laying stone in two days. Requests $100 to purchase a pair of oxen and $50 for wood. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.06085