February 26, 1777

Noyes, Dudley, fl. 1775-1779

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for a coat and duffle]

States that Noyes received one "Regimental coat" and two and a half yards of white duffle.

GLC02437.00539

1 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abraham Livingston

Orders Captain Livingston to obtain 5000 tents for next spring for General Thomas Mifflin. Orders him to "get the cloth for tents and get them made into tents each to hold six men." Also orders him to draw any necessary funds from General Mifflin.

GLC02437.00540

1 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph manuscript

Title: Construction of a carriage for cannon which have their trunnions broken off [incomplete]

Drawing of a special carriage for a cannon, with the comment "A carriage for a Cannon if the trunnions be broken off. Many Cannon are mounted upon this construction at Boston." Trunnions are the knobs on both sides of a cannon that form the axis on which it pivots and hold it in place. Title from docket. The lower portion of the document may be missing.

GLC02437.00541

3 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Description of an artillery laboratory]

Plans for an artillery laboratory with "room for 60 men to work," store rooms, "an air furnace," shops for fifty carpenters, forty smiths, twenty wheel makers, as well as tin men and harness makers, "in all about 200 artificers." Plans also call for barracks for the workmen, as well as an academy there for the study of gunnery, a powder mill and magazines full of arms and powder. Text lost at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.00542

4 March 1777

Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801

Manuscript letter

Title: to Lucy Knox

Later copy. Has enclosed a letter for "the heavenly Miss DeBlois," a friend of Lucy's, which he wishes Lucy to pass on to her. Has also sent a trunk of gowns to Lucy's house via Mr. Colburn, intended for Miss DeBlois. Also asks Lucy to report to him about Miss DeBlois when she next sees her. A newspaper clipping, the obituary of one of Arnold's sons, is attached to the document. The copy was made around 1855.

GLC02437.00543

9 March 1777

Clark, William, fl. 1777

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for ordnance and duffel]

States that Clark received two and a half yards of white duffle and half a yard of "Ozenb" from ordnance store. "Ozenb" is short for Ozenbrig, another name for the fabric Osnaburg. Osnaburg was a coarse linen fabric first manufactured in Prussia, but the name often was used to refer to coarse cotton similar to the original. These fabrics were often used to make various inexpensive pieces of clothing, including trousers, shirts, and jackets.

GLC02437.00545

11 March 1777

Niles, Jeremiah, 1749-1829

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt for a coat]

States that one coat was received from Ordnance for Alexander Clark. Niles signs for it and writes that he will be accountable for it.

GLC02437.00547

12 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Record of payments]

States that Jeremiah Niles and Henry Burbeck have been paid for time served in 1776. Verso is signed by Thomas Proctor. Likely written at Fishkill, New York, where these men were stationed at the time.

GLC02437.00548

12 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox

Arrived last evening after a long trip. The roads past Hartford were so bad that "the Slay" and much of the baggage had to be abandoned. Has heard a report that at Spanktown, modern day Rahway, "our people" killed and wounded five hundred of the British during a foraging raid. Expresses his anguish over parting with her. Warns her that smallpox is spreading near her, and suggests "you and your little image" get inoculated. Warns her not to drink or stay too near fire afterward. Asks her to take care of some business affairs, saying "this is making you quite a woman of business." Also…

GLC02437.00549

16 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander McDougall

Has procured a large amount of shot from Ogden, the owner of a local iron works. Asks McDougall to procure a vessel from the quartermaster at Peekskill on which to send the shot to Albany, where it is badly needed by General Schuyler at Ticonderoga. Ogden most likely refers to Uzal Ogden, 1705-1780, a local iron manufacturer.

GLC02437.00551

18 March 1777

Knox, Lucy Flucker, 1756-1824

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Badly misses Henry and hopes to hear from him, her only comfort being her young baby, Lucy Flucker Knox. Hopes that he cries when thinking of her hardships. Reports that William Knox, who she calls Billy, has set out for Newburg, in order to purchase stationery which he hopes to sell. Lucy and William Knox reopened the Boston bookstore that Knox had operated before the war began. They tried to sell other stationery items, but were not very successful. Notes that a shipping embargo may begin soon, but feels that it is "privateering" to take the goods of those "innocent people" who are not…

GLC02437.00553

20 March 1777

Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports "News Glorious News" that a French ship loaded with artillery and arms for the Americans landed at Portsmouth last week. Also carried French officers "well recommended by Doct. Franklin" and an account stating that a similar ship will soon arrive with more weapons. Also reports that two "Fine Prize Ships" worth 50,000 pounds were recently captured from the British. Many of these same events are mentioned in GLC02437.00555. Wishes to know if he should still try to recruit men for a regiment. Notes that he has begun training a number of men to play the fife, and hopes to retain a…

GLC02437.00554

23 March 1777

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Lucy Knox [incomplete]

The first page or pages of the letter are missing. Feels it is wrong that other officers were promoted over the more senior Benedict Arnold. Worries this action will push Arnold out of the service, and hopes it is remedied. The lack of a promotion would offend Arnold, and was one of the many slights that contributed to his defection years later to the British side. Requests various articles of clothing and expresses his love for her. Asks her to number her letters, as he has begun doing, so they can easily be referenced in the future.

GLC02437.00557

25 March 1777

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Continues the discussion about raising money from his last letter, GLC02437.00555. Still believes that he will soon have raised the necessary funds, and will then be free to join the army. Hopes to receive the quills, wax, etc. that day. A French General has arrived and met with General Heath, and more French ships are expected. The General is most likely Phillipe Charles Jean Baptiste Tronson du Coudray.

GLC02437.00558

27 May 1863

Hester, John H., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Margaret Hester

GLC03056.02

January 22, 1821

Hobart, Albert, 1792-1867

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Discusses auctioneering, dismissing the "boast of an honesty in their dealing" by New York auctioneers. Advises against a tax on auctions that would be prohibitive, since auctions are "the means of establishing a regularity in prices." But concedes that a small tax to "diminish the number of auctions sales would, I think, be useful." Informs Hobart that a payment he ordered made to Albert has been arranged by the constable, and discusses some related business matters. Asks for a report on the bankruptcy bill before Congress.

GLC06313.04.142

1898

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: Col. Roosevelt and His "Rough Riders,"

Cavalcade, men on horseback. Roosevelt, in light clothing on a dark horse, is in the center of the image. Written at Camp Wikoff.

GLC06449.02

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: Troop D of the "Rough Riders" as they went into Cuba.

A line of men standing at attention with bedrolls over their left shoulders and rifles at their right sides.

GLC06449.03

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: Inspection - "Rough Riders"

A line of mounted men behind their commanders. Subjects are turned towards proper right at a slight front angle, so that the line crosses the picture on a diagonal from the left margin towards the horizon.

GLC06449.04

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" in Camp

Five Riders lounge in the foreground, two lying on their sides, one on his back with his hat over his face, and two posing with their rifles. Two lines of men are arranged informally behind them, the first in seated and the second standing. Trees and tents fill the background.

GLC06449.05

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: "Rough Riders" filling belts with Cartridges.

In the foreground, five men sit or kneel on the ground with cartridge belts. Another kneeling pair occupies the middle ground, right. The background shows a building, a group of horses, and a standing figure.

GLC06449.06

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: Troop H - Captain Curry - "Rough Riders"

A crowd of standing men and horses, seen mostly in profile. A trumpeter, a pale horse and the man leading the horse fill the foreground.

GLC06449.07

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: Chaplain Brown of the "Rough Riders" preaching to the Regiment.

The men sit on the ground amidst scrubby, semi-tropical plants. The picture is shot as though from the congregation, so that the preacher and officers stand in the background.

GLC06449.08

1898

Keystone View Company

Photograph

Title: Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" leaving Tampa, Fla., U. S. A. for Santiago.

A ship crowded with "Rough Riders" seen from a slight distance. A flag flies from its prow. In the foreground, a man is hitching (or unhitching) a boat from a pier. Note: This picture is a probable variant of no. 10: the same shot, taken from a greater distance.

GLC06449.09

1898

Strohmeyer & Wyman

Photograph

Title: The Yucatan carrying the Famous Roosevelt's "Rough Riders" to Cuba.

A boat shown in 3/4 orientation. The Rough Riders cover the deck, the boat roofs and the rigging.

GLC06449.10