24 October 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Peirce

Addressed to Joseph Peirce & Son. Places an order for several items, including corn and coal.

GLC02437.06851

10 November 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Peirce

Discusses a previous order of wood, and places an order for several items, including rum and molasses, to be delivered to Zenas Lothrop on Brigadier's Island.

GLC02437.06867

13 July 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Joseph Peirce

Encloses (not included) $30 for some cyder, corn, and rum.

GLC02437.07567

6 October 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Joseph Peirce

Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Informs Peirce he received the rum, crackers, and a receipt for $800. Discusses various business dealings including his troubling situation with the low price of lime. States, "the low price of Lime is enough to sicken one." Mentions wanting to find a house in Boston, Massachusetts for 6 months or a year. Also provides a list of goods he would like Peirce to send him.

GLC02437.07634

24 October 1792

Seagrove, James, fl. 1792-1795

Autograph note signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sends Knox a box of oranges and lemons from Georgia. Signed in text as "Mr. Seagrove."

GLC02437.05665

31 May 1798

Staples, William, fl. 1788-1798

Autograph document signed

Title: to Henry Knox

First part is a return for the number of salmon caught on the island from 14-26 May. Written in John Rynier's hand. Second part is a note from William Staples giving some possible reasons for the drop in the number of fish. Includes signatures from both Rynier and Staples.

GLC02437.07142

20 October 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Smallwood

Informs General Smallwood that Frederick [Egen?], the bearer of this note, has broken his arm and has been discharged by General George Washington. Requests that Smallwood help Egen obtain the certificates he needs regarding pay. Expresses disappointment that he did not see Smallwood during the previous year. Verso contains an apparently unrelated note regarding an order of cider.

GLC02437.10051

December 31, 1791

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Discusses the positive outcome of a meeting with his creditors in Europe, specifically outlining how he was able to save his credit by selling his ship. Happily relates that his creditors are willing to lend to him again due to his honest character. Describes his financial plans, including obtaining merchandise (such as tea) to ship to India, America and Europe, and relates that he will be traveling with the merchandise being sent to Holland and England. Asks Knox to tell [Thomas] Randall to remain in New York until Shaw returns, if Randall is in New York at present. Relates that the…

GLC02437.05281

20 October 1793

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [List of trees to be delivered to St. Georges, Maine]

List of fruit trees to be delivered to the site of his future house (Montpelier). Includes 200 apple trees, 100 pear trees, 50 peach trees, 50 cherry trees, as well as 200 currant and gooseberry bushes. Mentions cuttings of grape vines, 30 locust trees, a weeping willow tree, and various nut trees will be sent. Place written was made Boston because other letters (GLC02437.05952) show that Knox was there on this date.

GLC02437.05951

January 30, 1794

Lawrence, John, 1724-1799

Autograph document signed

Title: [Rental terms for Henry Knox]

Henry Knox is renting the house and grounds on the Schuylkill River called Fairy Hill. The one year lease begins on 1 May and is for £100 and taxes. The gardener will remain in the small house on the premises as long as he cares for the garden and furnishes the Knox family with free vegetables.

GLC02437.06035

30 March 1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

List of transactions by date between William Knox and Elizabeth [McEuen ?] regarding food and lodging. Noted as signed by [Thomas McEuen ?] on behalf of his mother.

GLC02437.08670

6 October 1794

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Printed document signed

Title: [Bill of lading for the schooner Paulina]

Partially printed. Attests that Henry Jackson is shipping two trunks, five boxes, a keg and some cheese from Boston to Philadelphia. The goods are to be picked up in Philadelphia by Knox or his assigns.

GLC02437.08682

21 April 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for ice]

Receipt written in Knox's hand for the purchase of ice from the ice house at Bush Hill bought from Christopher Hart. Signed in text by Knox. Signed by a witness John Stagg Jr. and signed with the mark of Christopher Hart.

GLC02437.04921

10 June 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [List of articles sent to Harry Knox]

List of items that Knox sent to his son Henry Knox at Princeton, New Jersey. The items include: two morning gowns, one white waistcoat and breeches, and one nankeen. Sent nine books useful in a classical education. Also sent a green satchel and some apples. List is not in Knox's handwriting. Two additions to list and docket are in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.04987

20 September 1791

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Expenses]

List of expenses, including clothing for his family, groceries and wages for the servants.

GLC02437.08646

4 April 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Agreement with John Lillie]

Agreement with John Lillie regarding fisheries at Brigadier's Island. Countersigned by John Lillie, with Richard Waterhouse and Friederick Gottman signing as witnesses.

GLC02437.06943

6 January 1799

Gleason, John, fl. 1796-1811

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Lists transactions regarding the amount of beef killed at Montpelier farm in Thomaston, Maine by weight of the cattle, person who gave the meat, the rate received and amount.

GLC02437.08730

24 April 1798

Kenrich, J. Jr., fl. 1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt for five dozen peach trees and three dozen plum trees that Henry Knox bought from J. Kendrick Jr.

GLC02437.08733

7 November 1797-1 August 1799

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Accounts for the disposal of salt for Henry Knox by John Lillie. Lists transactions by date, recipient and number of bushels.

GLC02437.08744

3 May 1773

Flagg, Henry C., 1742-1801

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to bind a copy of Chamber's Dictionary that Flagg will send to him. Advises Knox to pay attention to the moisture in the air, and its effect on book binding. Also informs Knox that he will send him some sugar or molasses. Dr. Flagg later became chief of General Nathanael Green's medical staff in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

GLC02437.00057

16 June 1810

Jones, David, 1748-1822

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Notes his reception of Hobart's letter along with the quit claim Deeds, which he sent to French & Everetts. States that he is disappointed because out of the $70 he sent there was "none left for [him]" and he needed it to buy an Iron for the Mill he is building. Writes he will try again and hope he is not disappointed again. Also has an autograph note signed from Mary Nole (Jones' daughter) on page 2, relaying family news, including the birth of her five month old son Orlando and the death of Betsy's (her sister) son who was also about the same age. States that she is glad to…

GLC06313.04.014

February 21, 1865

Maury, William Lewis, 1813-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nan [Maury]

Reports that prisoners returning from federal camps are frostbitten and ill. Notes that the court martial will convene on Friday, and comments that "hopes are entertained the soldiers will be better fed" since the appointment of the new Commissary General and Secretary of War. Mentions someone who was in the "Schultz" when it was blown up.

GLC04572.31

20 June 1865

Lawton, Pyrrus H., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Almira Winchell

Writes to "Mrs. Thankful" Winchell. Written from [Clouds Mill]. Notes that he spends most of his time picking huckleberries. Asks whether Thomas Donahue has returned home yet.

GLC04706.25

24 April 1863

Magie, James K., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Magie

"No 14." Written from camp near Franklin. Sends home another box of clothes and more money. Discusses his plan for getting out of debt and securing a good living. Lives at the Regimental hospital and describes his breakfast there. He is upset because "this army" [the Army of the Cumberland] cannot get any furloughs.

GLC05241.39

27 July 1776

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Comments on Lucy's baby daughter's improving health. Discusses the possibility of purchasing two "[corsetts] with bells" for Lucy. Promises to send her tea. He has little hope for a truce, commenting that Lord William Howe will seek a settlement "at the point of a Bayonet." Reports news from England that foreign troops are on route to America. Speculates on the possibility of treaty obligations between Britain and Portugal forcing British troops to be shifted away from America to support Portugal. Reports hearing that General Henry Clinton was defeated by General Charles Lee at Charleston…

GLC02437.00396