January 1784

Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores in the Northern department for the month of December 1783. Items listed by type and location.

GLC02437.10713

29 February 1784

Price, William, ?-1790

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return of ordnance and military stores at West Point, New York. Items listed by type and weight. Also includes a list of ordnance received and delivered since the last return.

GLC02437.10714

26 August 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph manuscript

Title: [Journal of Revolutionary War military officers and other staff]

Hierarchical lists of (named) officers serving under Colonels [John] Lamb, [John] Crane, [Lewis] Nicola (Invalid Corps), [Benjamin] Tupper (10th Mass.), Butler (1st Conn.) and [Samuel] Webb (3rd Conn.), and Engineers and Sappers under Major [Jean Louis] Villefranche. Lists names cited every day from September 1, 1782 through August 25, 1783. The individuals are primarily American military officers (low- and high-ranking), but also include French officers, aides, doctors, civilians, etc. The names constitute a virtual "Who's Who" of the Revolutionary War: [George] Washington (his name appears…

GLC02437.02419

28 August 1783

Capron, Seth, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request for provisions for eleven men belonging to George Washington's barge. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by Gideon Buckingham. Addressed to a Mr. [Robert] Bell.

GLC02437.02438

10 September 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to George Washington

Knox, Commander at West Point, transmits a weekly return of troops to Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. Discusses illness among soldiers in the West Point vicinity: "The troops having been uncommonly sickly for this place, and a malignant putrid fever being among their disorders, I have fixed upon the barrack at Constitution Island as an hospital..." Discharged and furloughed some patients from the hospital at New Windsor, under the care of surgeon William Eustis. Reports, "We have had cold unpleasant weather since commencement of the present month... [the troops]…

GLC02437.10136

July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Articles issued by West Point commissary]

List of articles received from James Forsyth as the Commissary of West Point. Compiled by Major Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. List includes: 588 pounds flour, 12 pounds bread, 318 pounds beef, 36 pounds soap, 1 quart of spirits, 19 1/2 quarts of common rum, 8 quarts of salt, and 12 quarts of vinegar.

GLC02437.02354

1 August 1783

Sawyer, James, 1762-1827

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Mr. Bell as Commissary of Issues at West Point, Ensign James Sawyer commander of the 4th regiment which made up the fatigue party, and John Lillie as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Provision return for a fatigue party stationed in Montgomery for three days from 1-3 August. A total of 34 men were issued 102 rations. Docket signed by a sergeant stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02355

1 August 1783

Wright, J., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by Lieutenant Wright and Major Samuel Shaw as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Provision return for rations issued to three men from Lieutenant Wright's artillery artificer company employed in the ordinance department from 1-6 August. Return also includes two women. A total of 39 rations were issued over the five days. Docket signed by a William Burrows that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02356

3 August 1783

Denniston, George J., fl. 1782

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army rations issued]

Request to issue 12 rations to Captain Vincent and four Indians. Signed by Denniston, countersigned by a Mr. Bell.

GLC02437.02361

6 August 1783

Bradley, Daniel, fl. 1777-1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for thirty men at West Point. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket by a Charles Swatter.

GLC02437.02363

7 August 1783

Burrows, William, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for artificers]

Return for 17 1/2 rations for a man and a woman. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by William Smith.

GLC02437.02368

7 August 1783

Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for ten men in the barge crew of the Commander in Chief Countersigned and docketed.

GLC02437.02370

7 August 1783

Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for provisions for a Canadian soldier. Docket signed with a mark by Joseph Sharatin[?].

GLC02437.02371

8 August 1783

Bradley, Daniel, fl. 1777-1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men at West Point. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by David Barker.

GLC02437.02374

8 August 1783

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men discharged from the Massachusetts artillery. Countersigned by John Crane and Samuel Shaw, with the docket signed by Jesse Jordan.

GLC02437.02377

1 August 1783

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men discharged from the Massachusetts artillery. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by Silas Barber.

GLC02437.02380

13 August 1783

Pearsee, Jonathon, fl. 1780-1797

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for thirty days' worth of provisions for Indians going to "Niagia." Note of receipt signed with a mark by a Peter Quenungedau.

GLC02437.02382

9 August 1783

Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision Return]

Return for men discharged from the regiment. Countersigned by John Callender and Samuel Shaw, with the docket signed by Jesse Jordan.

GLC02437.02392

18 August 1783

Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818

Autograph note signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Request for provisions for Indians. Noted as written at Head Quarters. Countersigned by a Captain Joseph.

GLC02437.02396

circa 20 August 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision returns for army rations issued]

Provision return for one man discharged from the Massachusetts Corps of Artillery from 11-20 August. A total of ten rations was issued over the ten days. Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster of artillery, and Lillie as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Docket signed by Silas Barber stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02401

23 August 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for army rations issued]

Provision return for four men in Lieutenant Wright's company employed in the ordinance department from 23-31 August. Also includes three women. Those seven people were issued 81 rations over the nine days. Signed by Lieutenant Wright and Captain Lillie as an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Docket signed by a William Burrows stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02408

1 August 1783- 25 August 1783

Hull, William, 1753-1825

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for prisoners. Docket signed by George Ferris.

GLC02437.02415

28 August 1783

King, Zebulon, fl. 1777-1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for a prisoner for one day. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell and countersigned by John Lillie.

GLC02437.02430

30 August 1783

Finck, Andrew, 1751-1820

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for rations]

Countersigned with a note by Pirum Ripley. Request for rations for British deserters from Oswego, New York. Noted as written at Fort Rensselaer, near present-day Rensselaer, New York.

GLC02437.02434

1 August 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Countersigned by John Lillie. Return for superintendents of the Masons; in the engineer department.

GLC02437.02437