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February 23, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph note signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Watermen]

Issues two days' worth of provisions to seven watermen. Includes an endorsement on the verso signed by Robert Todd.

GLC02437.01946

February 24, 1783

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Prisoners]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Buell and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso signed by Asa Andrews. Place writ from note.

GLC02437.01950

1 March 1783

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Detachment]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by Ezra Selden and John Doughty with an endorsement on the verso signed by Charles [Coudon?].

GLC02437.01967

March 7, 1783 circa

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: Victualing return for two army prisoners

Countersigned by [illegible] Betts and by John Doughty as Fort Major of West Point. Return of rations given to two prisoners for 3 days: 4 March to 7 March. Notes that there were 8 total rations issued. With endorsement on verso signed by Asa Fox.

GLC02437.01980

7 March 1783

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Artificers]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Mr. Hopkins with a note on the verso.

GLC02437.01987

8 March 1783

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Detachment]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty and an illegible signature with a note from Eli King.

GLC02437.01989

8 January 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for masons covering eight days]

Also signed by Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent [of Masons;]. A note written on verso, signed by [?] Hayden, confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10078

1 January 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for masons and miners covering eight days]

Also signed by Daniel Niven, Captain of Engineers, and Joseph Cheesman, Director of Masons;. A note written on verso, signed by [?] Hayden, confirms receipt of rations for West Point.

GLC02437.10079

January 27, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of rations issued to thirty-one prisoners]

Covers five days. Includes information for some regiments from Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, and New York. Signed by Shaw as aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox, commander at West Point. Also signed by Captain Richard Douglass. Sergeant Benjamin Brooks signs a note on verso confirming receipt of provisions.

GLC02437.10085

4 March 1783

Gardner, James, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Ordnance return from North Redoubt, New York]

Includes ordnance, ammunition implements, and provisions. With notes.

GLC02437.10516

March 9, 1783 circa

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Printed document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to Engineer's Department]

Document specifying the number of persons, days, and rations issued for the engineers at West Point from 1 March to 8 March. A total of 16 persons (from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Connecticut Regiments and the 3rd Artillery - as well as 1 hired mason) were used for the 8 days. A total of 192 rations were issued. Signed by Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp and Joseph Chasman as superintendent. Docket signed with an illegible signature.

GLC02437.01991

September 1781

Manuscript document

Title: A list of the Vessels appropriated to the American Army, loaded with Ordnance & Stores.

Enumerates military stores for use in the siege of Yorktown embarked on sixty-four ships at Head of Elk, Maryland. The names of the ships and captains are recorded. - Pages 1-3 list 64 ships, enumerating type (sloop, schooner, etc.), name, captain and tonnage. (The captain of the schooner "Dolphin" is listed as "James. Negro.") Page 4 (entirely in Shaw's hand) lists quantities of ball and shell. (An annotation indicates a quantity of ball "unloaded to give the French the vessel and put on board the others...." Another indicates that a quantity of shell was on a vessel that was "cast…

GLC02437.01202

March 14, 1783 circa

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Document signed

Title: Victualing return

Return issued for the rations for 8 men over 4 days, from 10 March to 13 March. A total of 32 rations were issued. Appears to be for "ye Andrew CMarshal." Signed by Captain John Howell of the main guard and John Doughty as fort major of West Point. Note at bottom says this a copy of an original which was lost. Docket signed by Jonathan Edwards(?) stating the rations arrived from contractors.

GLC02437.01993

17 March 1783

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Artificers and Prisoners]

Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Captain [S. Butts] with a note from Matthew Geesen on verso. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02002

circa March 16, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to prisoners]

Partially printed document detailing number or rations given to members of the [engineering] department from 9 March - 16 March. All in all, 18 persons from the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Connecticut Regiments and the 3rd Regiment of Artillery, along with 1 independent mason were given 216 rations. Note on verso signed by a Jacob Gillet.

GLC02437.02006

17 March 1783

Dellezenne, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to Major Watters]

Document providing 6 days of rations to Major Watters of the sappers. Authorized and signed by Captain Joseph C. Dellezenn and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw, Major General Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Shaw noted that these rations were "chargeable to his account."

GLC02437.02010

16 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with note from Jacob Gillet. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02025

March 27, 1783 circa

Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Victualing return of rations issued to a prisoner]

Return of rations issued to a prisoner from 27 March to 30 March. The prisoner appears to have been with the 1st Connecticut Regiment and was given a total of four rations. Countersigned by John Lillie and Sergeant James Bradley, stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02033