April 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions received for Henry Knox]

List of various items and amounts, such as beef, candles and flour.

GLC02437.02120

7 May 1783

Autograph document

Title: [Receipt for keeping horses]

This receipt notes that Major General Knox paid 20 dollars through Robert Symonds for keeping his horses for the winter. It is not stated who Knox was paying for these services.

GLC02437.02121

11 May 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Order to deliver soap for Knox's family]

Order issued to Mr. Forsyth the commissary of issues by Lillie as an aide-de-camp to an unknown officer asking that four pounds of soap be delivered for the use of Knox's family.

GLC02437.02124

May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions received]

List of stores, including items such as flour, beef, rum, salt and candles.

GLC02437.02140

June 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Note of provisions received for Knox's family]

Return written for General Henry Knox by Major Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists items received from James Forsyth, Commissary of Issues at West Point, during the month of June 1783 for Knox's family. The list includes: 196 pounds of flour, 205 pounds of beef, 76 Gills of West Indian rum, 88 Gills of common rum, 28 quarts of vinegar, and 154 pounds of Indian meal. Date written at a later date in pencil.

GLC02437.02209

1 July 1783

Barber, Silas, fl. 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Petition for redress to Henry Knox]

This is "A True Coppy" of a petition first written on 24 March 1783. Says at the beginning of the year 1780 they empowered Lt. Col. Popkin to "do us the Strictest Justice" to get their notes from the state of Massachusetts from 1777-1779. He received the notes, but before returning to West Point, he sold one of them at a third discount and then left the other 3 notes in Boston. The petitioners said this went against their agreement, as he was only supposed to receive and deliver the notes. Popkin said he would get the other 3 notes in 3 weeks, but he never did so. 9 other names are copied on…

GLC02437.02219

12 - 16 May 1783

Howes, Lott, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Petition to Henry Knox]

Petition signed by four non-commissioned officers, and what appears to be ten privates (several of the privates used an "X" as their mark). This petition asks Knox for help in getting money due to them that they feel Lt. Col. Popkin did not handle as instructed. Popkin had been sent to Boston to collect the group's pay notes. When he was returning to West Point, he sold one at a discount of one third, and left the other three in Boston. These men claim he was not given authority to do that. A copy of this can be found at GLC02437.02219. Also see .02220, .02226, and .02236 for other…

GLC02437.02235

15 July 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order to issue ten pounds of beef to General Knox]

Order issued by Fort Major of West Point Doughty to commissary James Forsyth. Asks that 10 pounds of beef be given to General Knox.

GLC02437.02293

23 July 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph note signed

Title: [Order to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox]

Order written by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw to West Point Commissary James Forsyth. Tells the commissary to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox.

GLC02437.02318

26 July 1783

Brooks, David, 1756-1838

Manuscript document signed

Title: Articles of clothing delivered for the use of Major General Knox

Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw for David Brooks. Marked as a copy. Also signed by Samuel Shaw. A list of articles of clothing used by General Knox from 21 January 1780 to 1 August 1783. The list includes items such as boots, baize, white coating, dowlas, bootlegs, vamp, soles, and blankets. Date written later in pencil.

GLC02437.02332

1 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for beef for Knox family]

Order written by Captain Lillie, an aide-de-camp to General Knox, telling West Point Commissary Bell to deliver 20 pounds of beef for the Knox family. Docket signed by a Jacob Mason stating that the beef was received.

GLC02437.02460

2 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for candles for the Knox family]

Captain Lillie, an aide-de-camp to Major General Knox, orders that West Point Commissary Bell deliver 12 pounds of candles for Knox and his family. Docket is signed by a Jacob Johnson stating that the candles were received.

GLC02437.02463

5 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for one gallon rum or brandy for the Knox family]

Order issued by Captain Lillie, an aide-de-camp to Major General Knox, for the delivery of one gallon of country rum or the value of it in brandy to the Knox family. A Christopher Smith signed on verso that the rum was received.

GLC02437.02470

8 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Request for goods]

Request for four pounds of soap for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Jacob Johnson.

GLC02437.02477

9 September 1783

McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786

Autograph document signed

Title: [Supply order]

Request for fifteen pounds of putty.

GLC02437.02487

11 September 1783

Dodge, Levi, fl. 1777-1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for a detachment of troops travelling to West Point, New York from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

GLC02437.02493

13 September 1783

Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for men returning from captivity in Canada on their way to East Jersey. Endorsement signed by Silas Cook.

GLC02437.02507

14 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for bread for the Knox family]

Order issued by Captain Lillie, an aide-de-camp to Major General Knox, for 12 pounds of bread to be delivered to the Knox family. Note on verso signed by a Jacob Johnson states that the bread was received.

GLC02437.02511

16 September 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision order]

Order for one quart of rum, charged to General Henry Knox's account.

GLC02437.02521

29 July 1774

Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797

Autograph document

Title: [Invoice of goods shipped to Henry Knox by Thomas Longman]

List of books Longman shipped to Knox. It was shipped in 5 packages. The shipment also included chapbooks, plays, and monthly reviews. The cost of trunks, cases, shipping, and insurance is included. The total came to £238.8.6 1/2. Gives a short list of books out of print or unavailable in England.

GLC02437.08369

6 December 1774

Chapman, Joseph, fl. 1774-1776

Autograph document signed

Title: [Bill for cloth and carpet]

Bill for items bought at Greenleaf's auction by Henry Knox: four yards of broad cloth for £13.4 and one Persian carpet for £23, for a total of £36.4. Note at bottom says Chapman acknowledges receipt of payment on behalf of William Greenleaf. Docket says "paid."

GLC02437.08373

16 December 1774

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipts for rent]

Two receipts, each signed by Knox in the text, stating that Knox paid his rent, which was £10 for the quarter. The first receipt is dated 16 December 1774 and the second 16 March 1775. Each is also signed by Joseph Ford.

GLC02437.08374

1774

Manuscript document

Title: [Recipe for medicine]

Recipe for medicine states bark and snake root should stand in a pint of brandy in a warm place. Should take a tablespoon a half hour before each meal. Also states that the opium and another illegible ingredient should be put in a jill of spirits. 40-50 drops of this medicine should be taken 3 times a day and the cold air should be avoided for a half hour after taking.

GLC02437.08375

11 March 1775

Lee & Perkins, fl. 1775

Manuscript document

Title: [Note for Henry Knox]

Lee and Perkins, merchants in Dartmouth, promise to pay Knox £13.16.11 on demand with interest. Docket on verso is signed by Knox and dated 11 October 1790. Knox was asking that they pay his agent, Joseph Peirce, on order.

GLC02437.08378

March 31, 1775-February 22,1805

Manuscript document

Title: [Thomas Longman's account with Henry Knox]

Longman's original bill to Knox on 31 March 1775 came to £2035.6.6 1/2. It appears that Knox paid it in several installments over 1792-1794. Payment of interest from January 1794 to July 1804 was £345.9.0. There is an additional note by James Lloyd, the lawyer for the Longman estate (Longman died in 1797), making reference to other payments in 1804-1806. Docket in Henry Knox's hand mentions making further payments.

GLC02437.08379