circa December 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: To the United States in Congress Assembled

Appears to be Knox's draft of his presentation of officers' grievances to Congress: "At this period of the War it is with peculiar pain, that we find ourselves constrained to address your august body in matters of a pecuniary nature." Agrees to half pay "upon condition that each State shall become responsible to its officers for the payment of a certain number of years of full pay which may be specified."

GLC02437.10074

December 1782

Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784

Manuscript document

Title: A report of the work necessary to be done in order to put the post of West Point and its dependences in a proper state of defence

In Samuel Shaw's hand. Includes reports for Fort Clinton, Fort Putnam, Fort Webb, and other forts in the West Point vicinity. Docket states, "Major Villefranches observations of the [works] pieces and additions necessary to be performed at West Point and its dependencies."

GLC02437.10075

December 31, 1782

Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Major [Richard] Platt

Webb explains why he could not reply earlier to Platt, defending Platt's accusations of neglecting his correspondence. Relates he was ill when receiving two of Platt's notes, and had company when Platt's third note was delivered. Recently manned a barge upriver (possibly the Hudson), at the request of General Henry Knox. Notes that the barge has taken one more trip up the river, for the purpose of transporting Webb's private stores. Has no objection to Platt using the barge when it returns.

GLC02437.10076

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 21, 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Alexander McDougall

Discusses affairs concerning the military and Congress with General McDougall. Declares, "We are in an unhappy predicament indeed not to know who are responsible [to us] for a settlement of accounts posterity will hardly belive that an army shall continue incessantly for eight years [struck: to establish themselves] under a constant pressure of misery to establish the liberty of their country, without knowing who are to compensate them, or whether they were ever to receive any reward for their services." Calls for a more efficient system of government, and wishes to know who will address the…

GLC02437.10097

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

3 March 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Later copy. Copied 15 December 1853, in Boston, Massachusetts. Marked as "private." Knox, Commander at West Point, writes to Lincoln, Secretary of War, apparently regarding the settlement of the Newburgh Conspiracy. Knox remarks, "I most earnestly conjure you to urge, that every thing respecting the Army be decided upon before peace takes place. That events must be certain, therefore no time ought to be lost. The Army are anxiously waiting the result of General [Alexander] McDougalls mission... if they should be disbanded previous to a settlement, without knowing who to look to, for an…

GLC02437.10101

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

15 July 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Benjamin Lincoln

Knox, Commander of West Point, regrets that he could not comply with Lincoln's order to erect an arsenal due to lack of artificers present. Requests that Lincoln, Secretary at War, send "twelve good majors" for completion of the magazine. Transmits a plan (not included) for the construction of an arsenal, drafted by Major Villefranche, an engineer. Discusses the plan in detail.

GLC02437.10124

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

26 September 1783

Stafford, John R., ?-1812

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the third regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Michael Jackson. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10527

20 September 1783

Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783

Document signed

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a regiment of New Hampshire foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by George Reid. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10530

20 September 1783

Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817

Document

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point, New York, commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10531

27 September 1783

Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817

Document

Title: [Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point, New York, commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10535