13 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return for Captain Thomas Batten's Company

Also signed by Captain Thomas Patten on both pages. Covers 13-16 May. Contains a note on page two written by Dudley Mercer, who confirms the receipt of rations. Contains some water damage.

GLC02437.09720

17 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Order for provisions for two men]

Also signed by Captain William Saterlee. Contains a note on page two written by Lawrence [Dowling?], who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09722

16 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for the Engineers Department]

Also signed by Joseph Cheesman, Superintendent of Engineers. Covers 9-16 May. Contains a note on page two written by Jacob Wight, who confirms receipt of stores.

GLC02437.09723

17 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision order for two men belonging to the Second and Eighth Company]

Also signed by Captain Edward Buckley. Contains a note on page two, written by Elijah Atwood at West Point, New York. Atwood confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09724

17 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for Captain Thomas Batten's Company]

Batten signs both pages. Covers 17-20 May. Contains a note on page two written by Dudley Mercer at West Point. Mercer confirms receipt of stores.

GLC02437.09725

17 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Printed document signed

Title: Provision return for the Engineers Department

Partially printed. Covers 17-31 May. Also signed by Sergeant Joseph Cheesman and Jacob Wight, who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09726

17 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Printed document signed

Title: Provision return for the Superintendent of the Masons

Partially printed. Covers 17-31 May. Also signed by Sergeant Joseph Cheesman and Jacob Wight, who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09727

18 May 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return for two army prisoners

Also signed by Captain E. Eells. Covers one day, and pertains to the Second and Eighth Companies. Lillie signs as Knox's aide-de-camp, authorizing the rations. Contains a note on page two written by Anthony McDonald, who signs with a mark, confirming receipt of the stores.

GLC02437.09728

18 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return for two men of the Second and Eighth Companies, Second Connecticut Regiment

Also signed by Captain Ezra Selden. Covers the period of one day. Docketed with an illegible signature. Contains an illegible signature on page two, confirming receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09729

19 May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return for two army prisoners

Also signed by Captain E. Hopkins. Covers the period of one day. Contains a note on page two written by [R. Landenn?], who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09730

circa 1775-1783

Barry, John, 1745-1803

Document signed

Title: [Naval prize money document]

Printed document for certifying naval prize money with blank spaces to write in names and dates. This document has blank spaces for the date and name, but is signed by Captain Barry. Document dated from Barry's time as a captain in the Continental Navy.

GLC03479.01

1 May 1804

Nicholson, James, 1737-1804

Letter signed

Title: to George Simpson

From the United States Loan Office. Acknowledges the receipt of Simpson's draft numbered 428 on Jonathan Burall Esqr. for $663.43.

GLC03479.02

2 December 1807

McCormick, Daniel, fl. 1800-1807

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Letter of recommendation for Dr. Benjamin Kennedy]

McCormick, the surgeon on the USS "Hornet" in Charleston, South Carolina, wrote this letter to certify that Dr. Benjamin Kennedy was very attentive to his duties as surgeon's mate during his three months of service on the "Hornet." Kennedy showed "extensive medical knowledge, acquired from long study and practice." Says it is his opinion that Kennedy is qualified for the commission of surgeon's mate in the U.S. Navy. Written while aboard the USS "Hornet".

GLC03479.03

3 September 1825

Gregory, Francis H., 1780-1866

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Richard S. Coxe

Written aboard the USS Brandywine by Lieutenant Gregory two days after he relinquished command of the "Brandywine" to Judge Advocate General Coxe. Says he is transmitting to Coxe the interrogations and the answers to them that he got from the Navy Department. Part of address leaf has been torn away. Four small pieces of tape are attached to verso.

GLC03479.05

22 August 1839

Kennon, Beverley, 1793-1844

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William B. Shubrick

Written by Captain Kennon to Commodore Shubrick as commander of the West Indies Squadron. Kennon says he is forwarding the proceedings of the court in the case of William Smith (not included). Written while aboard the USS "Macedonian"/

GLC03479.08

26 March 1840

Stringham, Silas Horton, 1797-1876

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jesse Hoyt

Written by Commander Stringham at the U.S. Navy Yard in New York to Hoyt as Collector of the Port of New York. Tells Hoyt an anchor landed in New York on the USS "Boston" in May 1839. It was picked up in Havana, Cuba by the "Boston."

GLC03479.09

January 13, 1841

Lynch, W.F., fl. 1841

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Letter of recommendation for Engineer James Atkinson]

Letter written by Lieutenant Lynch gives notice that Atkinson served as an engineer for 9 months on the USS "Poinsett." Says Atkinson's "skill, society, cheerfulness and assiduity" earned his confidence.

GLC03479.10

19 April 1841

Cork, Hanisouth, fl. 1841

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. D. Simms

References Simms's communication from 29 March and says that M. Coupland is in his 15th year, but that he does not know his exact age. Name of creator's signature is hard to read and the last name might be incorrect.

GLC03479.11

12 November 1841

Smith, Joseph, fl. 1841-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Abel P. Upshur

Written by Captain Smith of the ship "Columbus" to Secretary of the Navy Upshur. Recommends Horace Watson, age 14 and a half, for the office of midshipman. Says his grandfather, Master Watson, played distinguished role in the Revolution, and that his father H. H. Watson was a captain in the army during the War of 1812. Same signature at GLC03479.31 and .36.

GLC03479.12

28 May 1842

Morris, Charles, 1784-1856

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Robert B. Storer

Written by Morris as commander of the U.S. Squadron off Brazil to Acting Master Storer on the USS "Potomac." Tells Storer to report to Captain C.S. McCauley or the commanding officer of the USS "Delaware" on 1 June for duty on that ship. Written while aboard the U.S.S "Delaware"

GLC03479.13

January 29, 1847

Jones, Thomas Ap Catesby, 1790-1858

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Frederic Oxman

Commodore Jones accedes to Oxman's request for an autograph. Written near Prospect Hill, Virginia.

GLC03479.15

10 August 1863

Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to his family]

Wheeler advises his brother-in-law Darius not to return to the Army. He writes that the soldiers weren't able to draw soft bread because the baker had gotten drunk and later arrested. Reports that Captain Mason, who was replaced by Captain Culver, is planning to resign.

GLC07460.043

16 August 1863

Wheeler, Lysander, 1837-1917

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his parents, [brother-in-law], and sister

Discusses a dream in which he had gone home and realized that he had no furlough papers. Writes that his bottle of Radways Relief (most likely a stomach medicine) has broken and asks that he be sent one whenever possible. Wheeler mentions that the peddlers and women at camp sell bad food and goods at high prices.

GLC07460.044

15 May 1887

Worden, John Lorimen, 1818-1897

Autograph letter signed

Title: to O. H. Peck

Written by retired Rear Admiral Worden to Peck who asked for the addresses of Loyall Farragut, the son of Admiral David Farragut, and A.R.S. Foote, the son of Admiral Andrew Foote. Worden says that Loyall lives at 113 East 36th Street in New York City and that A.R.S. Foote lives at 816 15th Street, NW in Washington D.C.

GLC03479.55

7 January 1890

McCawley, Charles G., 1827-1891

Typed letter signed

Title: to W. B. Franklin

Written by McCawley as Colonel Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps to General Franklin as the Commissioner General of the Paris Exposition. References Franklin's letter of 28 December 1889, but says he has not received a copy of his letter to "the Department." Has asked for one because it has been published in the newspapers. Written on the letter head of the Headquarters of the U.S. Marine Corps.

GLC03479.58