30 September 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document signed

Title: [Return of Captain Jenks Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

GLC02750.416

31 October 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document signed

Title: [Return of Captain Jenks Company "I," Seventh Regiment, Rhode Island Volunteers]

GLC02750.417

31 October 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document signed

Title: [Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers]

GLC02750.418

30 November 1863

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Printed document signed

Title: [Monthly return of clothing, camp, and garrison equipage, Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers]]

GLC02750.419

8 June 1865

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901

Autograph document

Title: [Account of military funds received by Captain Jenks]

GLC02750.270

1861-1877

Rhode Island Volunteers, Company J

Autograph document signed

Title: [Officers of Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers, confirm their receipt of Company funds upon being mustered out of United States Service]

Signed by members of Company "J."

GLC02750.271

1861-1877

Rhode Island Volunteers, Company I

Autograph document signed

Title: [Officers of Company "I," Rhode Island Volunteers, confirm their receipt of Company funds upon being mustered out of United States Service]

Signed by members of Company "J."

GLC02750.272

February 16, 1784

Knowles, Charles, ?-1796

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Requests returns or records related to Lieutenant Jefferds's detachment so he can complete their settlement.

GLC02437.02958

February 17, 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: A Return of Cannon, Mortar & Howitzers with their Ammunition & belonging to the Continent, which can be collected from the respective States, so as form part of a Train for a Siege.

Address to George Washington, Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de, Rochambeau, and D'Aboville. Lists guns and ammunitions by type supposing "New York the point of operation." Mostly in the hand of Samuel Shaw, who also signs for Knox; two paragraphs are in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.00895

February 17, 1781

Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826

Autograph manuscript signed

Title: Indent of Ordnance Stores Necessary at this Post in Addition to those at Present here in Case any Offensive Operations are Intended from this Place Against the Enemys Posts Westward

Lists artillery supplies and stores. Written at Fort Pitt, which is current day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

GLC02437.00894

February 7, 1783

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for one man of Captain Thomas Patten's Company]

Lists men by company and includes rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer.

GLC02437.01880

February 17, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document

Title: [Provision return of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]

Also signed by Captain Patten. Lists captains, amount of rations, and number days receiving rations. Shaw signs as aide-de-camp to Henry Knox at West Point. Patten signs a note on verso listing absentees. Also contains a note written by Dudley Mercer, Quartermaster [at West Point?], confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10094

26 May 1777-15 June 1781

Manuscript document

Title: Imported into New Hampshire In the Mercury and Amphitrite from France

Lists items carried in on the ships Mercury and Amphitrite, including flints, cannon, grape shot, powder, and other ordnance stores and arms. The entry for 15 June 1781 notes that "sundry ordnance stores shipped by [Mr.] or [Wm.] Laurens.

GLC02437.00603

15 March 1781

Reed, Jacob Jr., 1755-1838

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of the men in Capt. Thomas T. Bliss's Company]

Lists men formerly belonging to the company of artillery commanded by the late Captain Hugg. Created at an artillery park, covering the period of the date of their enlistment to 1 September 1777, for the war. Signed by Captain Lieutenant Reed. Some of the men listed dispute their enlistment.

GLC02437.00645

March-July 1780

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: Summary return of all the men employed in the service of the artillery and corps of the engineers...

Lists number of men by rank and profession.

GLC02437.00826

October 1776

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of the Artillery Company of the State of New York commanded by Alexander Hamilton

Signed in text in the third person in the title ("Alexander Hamilton"). Lists numbers of men of various rank present in varying capacities. Signer of the U.S. Constitution.

GLC02437.00468

circa 1776

Allen, David, 1712-1777

Autograph document signed

Title: [List of artillery stores]

List various artillery supplies, such as powder, shells, shot, and fuses. Note on bottom of page states that he has just received the articles on the list "from Capt Dana at Bargin" and wishes to know what to do with them. Addressed to Knox at Mount Washington. Mount Washington could possibly refer to either Dorchester Heights in Boston or Fort Washington in New York. Mount Washington was a local name for Dorchester Heights for a time. Knox was positioned near both places during 1776. If the letter was sent to Boston then it was most likely written between January and March. If it was…

GLC02437.00503

circa 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of Cloathing Drawn before the first of Jany. for the Use of the new Inlisted Men in Capt Foster's Company in Col. Henry Knox's Regt. of Artillery

A list of clothing and its value, including shoes, gloves cloth, a waistcoat

GLC02437.00507

1776

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Statement of the troops furnished by the following States, taken from actual returns of the army for the year 1776.

Lists numbers of both Continental Army soldiers and militia furnished by the states of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia for the year 1776. Also includes a conjectural estimate of militia employed in several states. Part of Knox's May 10, 1790 report to Congress. See also GLC02437.10586, .10466, .10468 and .10475.

GLC02437.10010

24 July 1780

Manuscript document

Title: A Return of Shells, shot and powder in possession of the United States and the Quantities of each deficient for the Service of the present Campaign, for Sixty days firing

Lists shells by gun size along with the quantity and number deficient. Also includes total cost of the shells only. Written at the War and Ordinace Office.

GLC02437.00830

1783-1815

Manuscript document

Title: [List of stores from 1780]

Later copy. Lists artillery supplies and stores by date. Date written in pencil.

GLC02437.00841

17 August 1778

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [John Jackson's account from 12 May- 17 August 1778]

John Jackson's account, partially in his hand and partially in the hand of Henry Knox's aide Samuel Shaw, for goods purchased on behalf of , and services performed for, Henry Knox. Signed by both Jackson and Shaw. Covers Jackson's account with Henry Knox, "part of which time Genl. Arnolds Family lived with Genl Knox..." Notes differentiation between [New] "York" money, Pennsylvania currency, and dollars. Items Jackson purchased include eggs, fowls, ducks, shoes, butter, etc. Includes charges made for washing, and loans to Knox.

GLC02437.10458

10 March 1864

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes jokingly that his family constantly suffers from illnesses while he is "growing fat and hearty." Mentions that General Hunt is to be relieved. Notes that his time is spent straightening out the account books and drilling the new recruits. The chaplain has asked the officers to sign a pledge to abstain from "liquor as a beverage." Says that they will probably remain in the same camp until mid-June.

GLC03603.257

15 March 1864

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his family

Writes of the lull in activity for officers in the camp. He is reading a book titled "Hard Cash." Describes a problem with the Ordinance Officer over vouchers.

GLC03603.261

6 April 1864

Coit, Charles M., 1838-1878

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his mother and sister

Writes that most of the normal camp activities have been suspended because of bad weather and that he is working on supply and logistic reports. Says the he also passes the time whittling, reading the "Atlantic," and playing chess. Requests the weekly edition of the New York Times and says he likes its coverage of the war best. Responds to news from home and says he hopes that "Wm. A. B." has won the recent election.

GLC03603.266