18 June 1795

Pintard, John M., ?-1811

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sends Knox two pipes from Madeira that Knox had requested and discusses sending other various goods. Asks after Knox and his family.

GLC02437.06444

14 April 1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Timothy Pickering

Writes that he received Pickering's letter in which he learned he was appointed head of a committee to negotiate the boundary between Maine and Canada. Declares that while he is grateful for the faith the President places in him, he must decline the appointment.

GLC02437.06706

5 February 1806

Porter, Aaron, fl. 1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes to recommend Mr. Nathaniel Coffin for a position of Justice of the Peace in the county of Bath. Relates his qualifications. Adds that Knox's friend General [David] Cobb, as well as Judge Thatcher, are well acquainted with him as well.

GLC02437.08003

circa 1792-1796

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Pinckney

Encloses (not present) a bill of exchange and asks Pinckney, the American minister to London, to negotiate it and pay the proceeds to Lafayette or his wife for expenses incurred on behalf of the Society of the Cincinnati. Signed with initials.

GLC02437.08182

19 January 1783

Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Marked as a duplicate. Colonel Popkin defends himself against charges of fraud posed by men in Colonel Crane's regiment. Their accusations pertain to repayment of the soldiers and depreciation of currency. Popkin regrets that he cannot follow Knox's orders to go to camp, because he cannot afford traveling expenses. In closing, writes "...the Idea of being called to Camp at any time, but especially at this period, to answer to charges of fraud when, I believe, it will appear to every dispassionate person there is now existing, is exceedingly disagreeable." For related documents, see…

GLC02437.10082

19 June 1783

Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Popkin defends himself against complaints waged against him by men from Colonel Crane's regiment. Knox had ordered Popkin to go to camp to address the complaints. Popkin writes, "The substance of the complaint is not true: Notes for Pay I never receiv'd for any of them, but for depreciation of pay I did, but that they were appropriated by me in a way utterly unauthorized by them is untrue." Expresses his regret that he cannot follow orders, complaining that due to lack of money, he cannot afford to travel to camp. Same as GLC02437.10082. For other related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .…

GLC02437.10112

1 July 1783

Popkin, John, fl. 1771-1783

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Popkin informs Knox, Commander of West Point, "...it was, and is, my full intention to comply strictly with orders, and... no other circumstance whatever but the want of Money, has prevented me being at the Quarters..." For related documents, see GLC02437.02139, .02219, .02220, .02226, .02235, .02236, .02364, .10082, and .10112.

GLC02437.10117

ca. 1770-1785

Price, William, ?-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Lieutenant Price discusses the state of ordnance and provisions at his post. Notes, "We have been badly supplyed [sic] here with Provisions- have been out three Days at a time- and all the salt meat we have drawn has been to bad that it was merely Necessity obliged us to Eat it..."

GLC02437.10494

15 October 1782

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Ogden as the owner of the Booneton [Boonton] Ironworks, which supplied various iron supplies to the Continental Army, to Major General Knox. Reports that after a discussion with Mr. [Robert?] Morris in Philadelphia he is going to see General Washington at his headquarters on Thursday night. Says that the discussion will be of a public nature and asks Knox to attend. Will leave tomorrow. Claims that "Your presence I conceive may be very important, therefore flatter myself nothing will deprive me of it."

GLC02437.01665

1 December 1783

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Wants to know when General George Washington will be in town so he can pay his respects before Washington returns to Virginia. States that the treatment of Loyalists in New York City is much to the honor of the U.S. military and nation as a whole, though since Britain renounced all claims to its American colonies, the Loyalists should now feel bound to the new American government.

GLC02437.02815

2 July 1783

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he and Gouverneur Morris have advised their brother-in-law, Wilkins, to move his family from Long Island to Westchester Town. Requests that Knox introduce Wilkins to an unnamed officer. Explains that Wilkins is of good character and "has not been classed among those who ought to receive any particular mark of displeasure from their country." Writes that General Lewis Morris and the Chief Justice (John Jay at the time) have been friendly with Wilkins and have advised his becoming a subject of the state. Requests that General Knox and his family visit Ogden and his wife during…

GLC02437.02225

2 September 1783

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Written by Ogden, the owner of an important iron works that supplied munitions to the Continental Army, to Major General Knox. Acknowledges Knox's friendly letter "in favor of my friend Wilkins." Hopes Knox will persevere in his plan of settling in New York or New Jersey. Ogden says he is leaning toward living in New York City. Says he has "fixed my Eye on a situation" and will see if it works out in the next few months. Says he would like to visit Knox, but that Mrs. Ogden's "situation" prevents them from coming until November. Congratulates Knox on the birth of a new child. Says "Your…

GLC02437.02461

11 September 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Parsall

Discusses instructions for the making of a new sulky, which is a light one-horse carriage, usually for one person. Writes that "[i]f you think that the irons will be sufficiently strong to support a chair for two persons you will make it of that size - If you think not make it for one person."

GLC02437.02491

10 October 1783

Ogden, Samuel, 1746-1810

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Letter of introduction for four officers, two of which are German, hoping to visit West Point, New York before travelling to Europe.

GLC02437.02632

14 October 1783

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Autograph note signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to discharge William Smith as he had been a prisoner from 6 July 1777 until the past July.

GLC02437.02655

16 October 1783

Ogden, Abraham, 1723-1790

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Sends his regrets that he will not be able to visit Knox as planned due to a "favorable Breeze & the late Hour of the Evening." Date written in pencil and previously inferred.

GLC02437.02668

18 December 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to D. Parker & Co.

Informs the company that troops will be at Fort Schuyler and that they need provisions. Gives instructions regarding the provisions and method of payment. Directs the company to arrange payment with the Superintendent of Finance.

GLC02437.02842

23 December 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Parker

Discusses the lack of provisions for the troops at West Point, stating "[t]here are not more provision at this place than will serve the troops to the end of the month, and I much doubt whether it will last so long ... " Request that Parker supplies the post with supplies as soon as possible.

GLC02437.02851

29 December 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Parker

Knox, commander of West Point, reports that "about [ninety] men will be stationed in New York probably the greatest part of the Winter." Asks whether Parker, a contractor who furnished supplies for troops, will provide supplies for these men.

GLC02437.02871

8 January 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Parker

Knox encloses a letter (not included) for Parker, of Daniel Parker & Co., a firm that supplied troops with provisions. Writes that the enclosure proves the "agonizing state of mind of my dear friend..." who had planned to gain passage on Parker's ship. Asks Parker to "keep the door open for him untill three or four days previous to the vessells sailing." Location inferred.

GLC02437.02925

25 January 1784

Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Introduces Colonel De Mirand[a], possibly Francisco de Miranda, "A Spanish Gentleman from Mexico, whom I take the Liberty to Introduce to your notice."

GLC02437.02936

21 March 1784

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Daniel Parker

Knox negotiates with Parker, of Daniel Parker & Co., a firm that supplied Continental troops with provisions. Hopes Parker will continue to furnish supplies to troops, although Congress has not informed Parker or Knox of a contract renewal. Refers to Mr. Morris, who has been in charge of paying Parker (possibly Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance).

GLC02437.02980

8 March 1785

Partridge, George, 1740-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Partridge, a Continental Congressman, discusses Knox's appointment as Secretary at War: "This Congress made choice of you to be their Secretary in the War Department, but it is rather doubtful with some of your friends whither [sic] you will accept, on account of the difficiency [sic] of salary, which now stands at only 2450 dollars." Encourages Knox to accept the appointment despite the low salary.

GLC02437.03104

29 March 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Holden Parsons

Offers an extensive apology for not writing sooner. Discussions public objection to the Society of the Cincinnati. Writes, "A democracy what is greatly commercial is a solecism in politics... Our feoderal [sic] Government must be settled upon more rational principles, or some events which we do not at present foresee, will compel us to adopt systems which we may at times have contemplated with horror- I believe a republican Government, formed upon national principles and those principles propagated and perpetuated by habits, may exist a great length of time..." Discusses his views of…

GLC02437.03120

15 April 1785

Parsons, Samuel H., 1737-1789

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Requests that Knox, newly appointed Secretary at War, recommend him to Congress to command troops sent to garrison the western frontier. Writes, "I consider that Post an important One to secure the Amity of the Savages, and to prevent those undue practices which will probably destroy the Peace of the Frontiers."

GLC02437.03127