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[Return of the paymaster & regimental agents]

Lists men whose regiments have been disbanded. Lists men by name, rank, office, regiment and place of residence. Docketed by Pickering on verso.

GLC02437.02675

List of subscribers to land in Warren 1788

Later description of previous document, GLC02437.09211.

GLC02437.09212

[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Thomas Crafts]

Includes account information from 23 September 1772. Signed on verso by Crafts 23 December 1772, certifying that Flucker paid his account in full. Flucker paid Crafts to paint rooms, doors, and window frames.

GLC02437.09475

Estate of the late Isaac Gridley

Lists account information and transactions relating to the estate of the late Isaac Gridley by date from 1 October 1772 to 21 March 1775.

GLC02437.09476

[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Samuel Dyer]

Includes account information from 16 October 1772. Signed on verso by Dyer 19 December 1772, certifying that Flucker paid part of his account, and signed again 20 April 1773 noting that the account is paid in full. Flucker paid Dyer "for work... at...

GLC02437.09477

[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Samuel Dyer]

Contains account information 1772-1773. Docket notes that Flucker paid in full.

GLC02437.09480

[Account of payment made by Flucker to James Murry]

E. Murry (possibly Elizabeth) signs with her mark for her husband James, certifying that Flucker paid his balance in full.

GLC02437.09481

[Abstract]

Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.

GLC02437.10536

to John and Sophia Henry

Henry writes to his parents from a hospital in Brattleboro. Reports he is returning to his regiment in Washington. States the rebels have crossed the Potomac River and are trying to take Washington. Mentions he has sent power of attorney to them for...

GLC03523.07.26

[Provision return for army rations issued]

Signed by William Price, an officer of the police, and Major Samuel Shaw, an aide-de-camp to General Knox. Provision return for one lieutenant police officer for the garrison of West Point for the month of August 1783. A total of 93 rations were...

GLC02437.02358

to William Heath

Written by Shaw, a soldier under Major General Heath. Shaw took a furlough beginning 22 June and he thought his unit would have been discharged by now. Since it is not, he is asking for an extension of his furlough because "the state of my Health...

GLC02437.02360

[Provision return]

Return for a fatigue party stationed by Fort Montgomery. Countersigned by John Lillie and a Mr. Bell, with a signed docket by John Prescott. Mr. Bell, most likely refers to Robert Bell, an assisstant commissary of issues in New Jersey.

GLC02437.02362

[Certificate of approval for the conduct of John Popkin]

States the subscribers approve of Lieutenant Colonel John Popkin's conduct in "leaving our state notes in Boston to be Exchang'd into Current Money..." Certifies the above statement as a copy, written three years prior on 4 August, at West Point....

GLC02437.02364

[Receipt for goods]

Note of receipt of goods such as beef, gills and rum. On verso is another receipt for beef and rum for five men.

GLC02437.02366

[Rations for sappers and miners]

Note for rations for the corp of sappers and miners. Countersigned by John Lillie, aide-de-camp.

GLC02437.02367

[Provision return]

Return for men in the ordnance department. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by William Burrows.

GLC02437.02369

[Provision return]

Return for men at West Point. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by Asa White.

GLC02437.02375

[Provision return]

Return for one prisoner. Countersigned by John Lillie with the docket signed by James Ricker.

GLC02437.02378

[Return for goods]

Return for various goods such as flour and tallow for the Massachusetts artillery for the purpose of inspection. Countersigned by John Callender and John Lillie with the docket signed by W. Bayliss, a quartermaster sergeant.

GLC02437.02381

[Provision return]

Return for men in the ordnance department. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by William Burrows.

GLC02437.02383

to Angeline Henry

Henry writes to his sister from a camp outside Brandy Station, Virginia. Mentions a 24 mile march. Comments on how warm the weather is. Discusses how to pay for the land purchase the family is making and suggests moving their belongings. Hopes to...

GLC03523.07.24

to Angeline Henry

Henry writes to his sister from a camp outside Brandy Station, Virginia. Comments on the radical changes in weather. Reports that the army has been reorganized and his corps is a third larger. Expects Union General Ulysses S. Grant to take command...

GLC03523.07.25

to John and Sophia Henry

Henry writes to his parents from Knoxville, on his way to the regiment. Reports there are 400 convalescents marching with him. Mentions how ripe the fruit is. Comments that the farmers are thrashing their wheat and doing their fall plowing. First...

GLC03523.07.27

to Angeline Henry

Henry writes to his sister from Fort Willard, Virginia. Reports he has not been paid yet. Refers to soldiers going home because their time is up. Informs her that he drills on the big guns for heavy artillery. Discusses eating corn, peaches, and...

GLC03523.07.28

to Mary M. Bogart [incomplete]

Writes to wife updating her on James, possibly a neighbor or friend from home, who is still sick. Asks that she write him more letters. Inquires how all the widows are getting on and tells her that "misary loves company and you must comfort each...

GLC03523.11.28

to Mary M. Bogart [incomplete]

Encloses thirty dollars in letter and tells wife to "do what you think best with it." Explains to her that he was paid for four months, but he had previously borrowed some money which he had to pay back. Updates her that James, possibly a neighbor or...

GLC03523.11.29

to Mary M. Bogart and children

Writes to his wife and children. Scolds his wife, "I didn't think that I was writing to two wives before but you had to go up and show Abby the letters I shall have to be carfull what I write here after if that is the way for I say things some times...

GLC03523.11.30

to Mary M. Bogart and children

Writes to his wife and children expressing that he would very much like to come home and that "it is no comfort for me to be away from home so long and living like arabs in tents and not houses..." Informs her that James, possibly a neighbor or...

GLC03523.11.31

to Mary M. Bogart and children

Begins letter with "dear ones at home." Reports that he is well and at a hospital taking care of the sick, waiting for his release papers to come. Tells his wife that he expects to "come to delhie to be discharged and paid and take all of our...

GLC03523.11.32

to Father

Writes about their journey from Camp Wayne to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and into Maryland, where they are now. Comments on Baltimore having "some very nice buildings" and a "kind of mixed race of people, some union & some secessionist." Reports that...

GLC03523.08.09

to Father

Writes from Camp Harvey, which is five miles outside of the capital, located on a farm owned by a secessionist. Informs his father that when they took the oath in the army, there was contention from all the soldiers because they had not been paid...

GLC03523.08.10

[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates in the New Hampshire Battalion]

Lists men by rank and the month in which their terms of service will expire. Countersigned by George Reid.

GLC02437.02682

[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates]

Lists number of men by rank. Countersigned by H. Maxwell.

GLC02437.02683

[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates]

Lists number of men by rank.

GLC02437.02684

Return of men agreeable to the garrison order of the 18th October 1783

Mentions one man whose term of service expires in December of 1783.

GLC02437.02686

[Extract from Lieutenant Wheaton's orders]

Discusses how poorly dressed the soldiers are in preparation for a parade. Marked as a "true Coppy."

GLC02437.02690

[Provision return]

Lists rations issued and the amount of days they are for. Noted as received on verso.

GLC02437.02694

to Henry Knox

Discusses the unnecessary need for an inspector to come by and inspect the beef, since "this is a season in which there is very little or no bad Beef to be purchased in the Country; & Mr. [Oliver] Phelps, the Beef Contractor has determined to get...

GLC02437.02707

List of the names of the men discharged from the 20th Massachusetts Regiment

Lists names of men by rank.

GLC02437.02710

[Request for provisions]

Request for one day's worth of provisions for four prisoners. Countersigned by John Lillie.

GLC02437.02711

[Provision return]

Provision return for five prisoners of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment.

GLC02437.02715

[Provision return]

Provision return for five prisoners of the 4th Massachusetts regiment. Lists men by company and rations issued.

GLC02437.02720

[Payment from Thomas Flucker to Edward How]

Certifies that Thomas Flucker paid Edward How to hire his "negro man" for four days work.

GLC02437.09482

[Information related to the estate of Samuel Waldo]

Docket notes that this document is from papers belonging to Thomas Flucker. Heading indicates, "The following Estates, belonging to the Estate of the Late Brigadier Samuel Waldo Esqr. remains undisposed of besides the Muscongus Patent so called & a...

GLC02437.09483

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to hold his company armed and ready to march at a moment's notice and to appoint a meeting place in case of alarm. Should there be an alarm they should meet in the...

GLC01450.720.06

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to appear with his company fully armed and with knapsacks and blankets at Washington Square at 8:00 AM on September 12, 1814. The United States was then engaged in The War...

GLC01450.720.09

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to appear with his company fully armed and with knapsacks and blankets at Washington Square at 8:00 AM on the following Monday. They will meet "for inspection which will be...

GLC01450.720.10

to Thomas Oakes

Treadwell orders Captain Oakes of the first regiment of Massachusetts militia to appear with his company fully armed and with knapsacks and blankets at Washington Square at 8:00 AM on the following Monday. They will meet "for inspection which will be...

GLC01450.720.11

to Moody Bedel

Smead writes to Bedel about the jubilation surrounding the news of peace in the War of 1812, the celebration of George Washington's birthday, and the dissolution of the consolidated 11th and 22nd regiments. He heaps praise on several officers...

GLC01450.721.08

to Moody Bedel

Printed form letter with blanks filled in by hand indicating that a draft against the Bank of the United States had been sent (not included) and requesting a receipt. Tucker was the secretary of the treasury.

GLC01450.721.19