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11 October 1783

Stafford, John R., ?-1812

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the third regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Michael Jackson. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10544

11 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10545

11 October 1783

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Weekly return for the New York corps of artillery. Lists men by rank and current status. Date from docket.

GLC02437.10546

12 October 1783

Greenman, F., fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return]

Return for non-commissioned officers and privates stationed in Rhode Island for three years. Lists men by name, rank, and expiration of their time of service. Countersigned by William Allen.

GLC02437.10548

13 October 1783

Bowles, Ralph H., 1757-1813

Manuscript document

Title: [Return]

Return of the first regiment from Massachusetts. Lists men by rank and company as well as if they are fit for action or not. Countersigned by Joseph Pettengill.

GLC02437.10549

17 October 1783

Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a Connecticut regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Heman Swift. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10551

18 October 1783

Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817

Document

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the first Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a chart on the verso regarding sick officers. Signature appears to have been clipped. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10552

18 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Also includes a list chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10553

18 October 1783

Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a New Hampshire regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by George Reid. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10554

24-25 October 1783

Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a New Hampshire regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by James Carr. Docket notes date as 25 October. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10556

24 October 1783

Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a Connecticut regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Heman Swift. Date from docket. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10557

25 October 1783

Paterson, John, 1744-1808

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the first Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Includes a chart on the verso regarding sick officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10558

25 October 1783

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Includes a chart on the verso regarding absent officers. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10559

1 January 1861

Pleasanton, Alfred J., 1824-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to the Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters of the Army, New York City

Captain Pleasanton submits his monthly report, and relates that he is in Washington, D.C. by direction of the Secretary of War. One bust engraving of Pleasanton included as collateral.

GLC02456.22

18 October 1862

Lovell, Mansfield, 1822-1884

Letter

Title: to Marius Manning Kimmel

General Lovell writes to Kimmel, Assistant Adjutant General. Reports that the 1st Corps is divided into two divisions. General Lloyd Tilghman has been assigned command of the 1st Division, and General Albert Rust the 2nd. There are three brigades per division, and brigades of the 1st Division will be commanded by Colonels William Edwin Baldwin, A. Heiman (possibly Adolphus Heiman), and D. A. Russell. General John B. Villepigue will command the 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, and other brigades in the 2nd division will be commanded by senior colonels whose names are not included. Encloses a…

GLC02456.15

circa 1781

Manuscript document

Title: No 4 ordnance & stores received during the year 1781

List of ordnance stores received for the year. Lists items by date.

GLC02437.09968

circa 1775-1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Return]

List of 34 named soldiers. Docketed as "Those of the men to be under Capt Buchanan."

GLC02437.09975

circa March 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck's company in Colonel Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Abstracts relating to Edward Burbeck's company for the months of January and February of 1776. Each abstract lists men by rank.

GLC02437.09493

January 1776

Perkins, William, 1742-1802

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay due for Captain Perkins's company in Colonel Henry Knox's regiment]

Lists the number of persons at specific positions in the regiment (one captain, three lieutenants, etc.).

GLC02437.09494

February- April 1776

Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay for officers and soldiers under the command of Henry Burbeck in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]

Abstracts of pay for officers and soldiers in Henry Burbeck's regiment of artillery for the months of February, March and April 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.

GLC02437.09503

27 March 1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Abstract of pay covering February 1776 for Captains Stephen Badlam and Ebenezer Steven's companies of artillery]

Abstract of pay due to Stephen Badlam and Ebenezer Steven's companies of artillery for the month of February 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.

GLC02437.09507