2 April 1779

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: The United States of America in account current with Brigadier General Henry Knox, commanding the artillery of the same.

Title continues: "For monies and warrant on the Pay Master General delivered to sundry persons for the following." Lists account information from December 1776-June 1777. Lists pay to officers for recruiting, ordnance, and other purposes. Knox signs twice: 2 April from Artillery Quarters in New Jersey, and another time certifying that the account information cited is accurate. Signed 3 April 1779 by Nathaniel Ayers, Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, New Jersey. Signed 6 April 1779 by James Johnston, Auditor of Accounts for the Main Army. Appears to be the same as GLC02437.10471.

GLC02437.10470

2 April 1779

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document signed

Title: The United States of America in account current with Brigadier General Henry Knox, commanding the artillery of the same.

Title continues: "For monies and warrant on the Pay Master General delivered to sundry persons for the following." Lists account information from December 1776-June 1777. Lists pay to officers for recruiting, ordnance, and other purposes. Knox signs twice: 2 April from Artillery Quarters in New Jersey, and another time certifying that the account information cited is accurate. Signed 3 April 1779 by Nathaniel Ayers, Justice of the Peace for Somerset County, New Jersey. Signed 6 April 1779 by James Johnston, Auditor of Accounts for the Main Army. Appears to be the same as GLC02437.10470.

GLC02437.10471

6 October 1789

Meals, John, fl. 1789

Manuscript document signed

Title: Account of goods left in the hands of John Meals at Augusta in Goergia, by the late commissioners of the United States for treating with the southern Indians

Lists goods and supplies by account number. Includes items such as rum, kettles, calico, linen, etc.

GLC02437.04380

16 November 1781

Carthy, Daniel, fl. 1780-1782

Autograph document signed

Title: Report of wood and fireplaces & c.

Lists the amount of fireplaces and wood held by General "Patterson" (possibly John Paterson), Colonel Crane, Colonel Jackson (possibly John Crane and Michael Jackson), an artillery corps, and several regiments of infantry.

GLC02437.10028

May 1782

Machin, Thomas, 1744-1816

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of recruites inlisted [sic] and sworn to serve for three years and during the War in the Second Regiment of Artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb

Lists the names of forty soldiers.

GLC02437.10035

1 July 1782

Hiwell, John, fl. ?-1788

Manuscript document signed

Title: Inspection return of the Music in the Army, under the immediate Command of his Excellency General Washington

Lists by regiment the number of drum majors, fife majors, drummers, fifers etc. and whether they are fit for duty, learners, good, or bad. Signed by John Hiwill, Lieutenant Artillery and Inspector Music Army.

GLC02437.10502

9 July 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: A statement of the cannon, mortars, and howitzers at West Point and its dependencies essential to the defence of those places...

Title continues, "... with a computation of ammunition and an exhibition of the quantities on hand and of the deficiencies." Sent to George Washington from Henry Knox, General commanding the artillery. Signed for and docketed for Knox by Samuel Shaw, his aide de camp. Originally sent undercover of GLC02437.01479.

GLC02437.10503

28 December 1782

Treadwell, William, 1748-1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Ordnance report for the artillery park and other posts at West Point]

Signed by Treadwell, Captain of Artillery.

GLC02437.10069

29 December 1782

Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Ordnance report for the artillery park and other posts at West Point]

Lists numbers of brass and iron artillery at the West Point posts. Signed by Andrew Moodie, Captain of Artillery.

GLC02437.10070

30 December 1782

Frothingham, Benjamin, 1734-1809

Manuscript document

Title: [Ordnance report for the artillery park and other posts at West Point]

Lists numbers of brass and iron artillery at the West Point posts. Signed by Frothingham, Captain of Artillery.

GLC02437.10071

January 21, 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return of Captain Thomas Patten's company of artificers]

Lists numbers of soldiers, number of days, and amount of rations. Signed by Doughty as Fort Major at West Point. Signed twice by Captain Thomas Patten. Dudley Mercer, possibly a Quartermaster at West Point, signs 20 January 1783, confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10083

January 23, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for twenty-two army prisoners]

Covers four days. Includes information for some regiments from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland. Signed by Shaw as aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox, commander at West Point. Also signed by Sergeant Ebenezer Shelley, who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10084

February 1, 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for 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. Verso also contains a note written by Dudley Mercer, Quartermaster [at West Point?], confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10090

February 21, 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Manuscript document signed

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

Doughty signs as Fort Major at West Point. Also signed by Captain Patten. Contains a note signed by Dudley Mercer, Quartermaster [at West Point?], confirming receipt of rations. Lists captains, amount of rations, and number days receiving rations. Patten signs a note on verso listing absentees.

GLC02437.10096

February 22, 1783

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Document signed

Title: Return of coulours & oil wanting for the garrison at West Point

Patten signs as Captain of Artificers. Lists numbers of carriages, pounds of white lead, pounds of blacking ground in oil, pounds of "read" lead, and gallons of oil.

GLC02437.10099

9 March 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return of Capt. Thomas Patten's company of artificers

Also signed by Captain Patten. Lists captains, amount of rations, and number of 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.

GLC02437.10103

13 March 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for Captain Thomas Patten's company of artillery artificers]

Also signed by Captain Patten. Lists captains, amount of rations, and number of days receiving rations. Shaw signs as aide-de-camp to Henry Knox at West Point. Patten signs a note on verso listing absentees. Covers March 13-16. Sergeant George Groom signs on verso, confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10104

17 March 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for Captain Thomas Patten's company of artillery artificers]

Also signed by Captain Patten. Lists captains, amount of rations, and number of 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 Sergeant George Groom confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.10106

June 1782

Manuscript document

Title: Return of the levies from the State of New York draughted to serve 'till the 1st January 1783...

Title continues "... in the Regt of Artillery commanded by Colo. John Lamb. Lists mens' names, regiment they served, and the time engaged. 75 men listed. Date from docket. Sheet is folio size unfolded.

GLC02437.10501

29 July 1782

Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of military stores forwarded to the Northern Department from West Point ...

Lists ordnance and stores such as flints, tubes, ladles, cartridge boxes etc. sent from West Point to the Northern Department from 1 December 1779 to 31 July 1782.

GLC02437.10504

circa 31 July 1782

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document

Title: [Return of ordnance and stores on hand from 1 January 1777 to 31 July 1782]

Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Note on verso states a form was sent to John Ruddock at Fishkill, P. Rensselaer at Albany and Thomas Frothingham at West Point.

GLC02437.10505

6 August 1782

Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of persons in actual service in the field commissary military stores department, 6th August 1782

Lists names of men, rank, and remarks.

GLC02437.10507

26 August 1782

Lamb, John, 1735-1800

Printed document signed

Title: [Monthly return of the 2nd New York Regiment of Artillery commaned by Colonel John Lamb]

Lists number of men by rank. Also absentees, on duty, on command, and on extra duty. Title from docket.

GLC02437.10509

8 October 1782

Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of sutlers in garrison at West Point]

Return of sutlers and others in garrison at West Point, not of the army. Lists names, who they were licensed by, who gave them permission to build houses, and their trade or calling. Signed by Captain Andrew Moodie. Two dockets on verso.

GLC02437.10512

14 September 1783

Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Report of the board for the inspection of invalids]

Report of a board convened at West Point, for the inspection of the invalids of the army, agreeable to a general order of 14 September 1783. Lists the names of the men, age, regiment, disease, time to left to serve, if they were discharged, and remarks. Signed by M. Jackson, Colonel, two other majors, and two hospital surgeons.

GLC02437.10520