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[Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account and a tuition bill with Ebenezer Pemberton from 26 July 1798 to 9 November 1799. Pemberton signed he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09854

[Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Thomas Flucker's account with Joseph and Samuel Foster through 20 November 1798 to 27 March 1799. The Fosters signed they received payment from Henry Knox on 30 April 1799 at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09861

to unknown

Appears to be a document describing the estate of the late General Brigadier Samuel Waldo. Notes the estate was divided into parts; two shares went to Samuel Waldo, the eldest son; one share went to Frances Waldo; once share to Hannah Waldo Flucker...

GLC02437.09882

to the Senate and House of Representatives

Discusses Congress's resolution recommending several states provide payment for troops raised and for their services through 1780. Says the payment due date has expired and the states have not paid the notes. Further describes the terms which the...

GLC02437.09887

[Excerpt from "Le compte rendu au roi"] [in French]

Excerpt from French finance minister Necker's 1781 report, to the king, of the royal finances. Entirely in the hand of Henry Knox's aide-de-camp Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.09896

to Henry Knox

Notes on the distances from the Wabash River and observations on its navigation. Includes notes of errors in Thomas Hutchinson's map. The dating inferred from dated copy in the Papers of James Madison at the Library of Congress. Turner was a judge...

GLC02437.09904

[Notice]

A notice [possibly an advertisement] for Mr. Enoch's house in Plymouth County, Massachusetts to be sold at public auction.

GLC02437.09906

[Memo]

Memo discussing Samuel Waldo's estate.

GLC02437.09919

[Request]

Places an order to have a pair of shoes made for Thomas Flucker. Year of creation unknown.

GLC02437.09929

to Mr. Pelham

Discusses the situation regarding field officers and promotions. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09943

[Instructions and orders]

Details instructions and orders for a Joshua [Pypon?] to scout the rivers in the Penobscot region. With specific instructions for treating with the Indians, "particularly Medockswando, the Chief Sachem." Signed by J. Willard, Secty as a true copy.

GLC02437.09948

[List]

Lists the estimated cost of materials and work for the building of a powder magazine. Materials include lime, beams, rafters and bricks. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.09962

[Request]

Requests eight pounds of bread for General Henry Knox's family. Includes "M G Knox" on the verso.

GLC02437.09753

[Receipt]

Appears to be a statement on Francis Waldo Flucker's account through December 1797 to 19 April 1798. Timothy Foster noted he received payment at the bottom of the document.

GLC02437.09836

[Receipt]

Receipt for Knox's payment of 125 dollars for rent on Stevens's father's house which Knox occupied. Signed "John Stevens, Junr."

GLC02437.04274

[Settled account of John White]

Written from "Auditors Office State of Maryland." A Mr. R. Denny of the Auditor's Office certifies John White settled with Jacob Norris and allotted him 2500 dollars "for his Commutation" in Maryland during the war.

GLC02437.04281

to Henry Knox

Writes that the bearer of this letter, Mr. Hall, also brings a letter from Major [Pierce] Butler (see GLC02437.04296) which recommends Hall for a post in Knox's War Department. FitzSimons would like to add that he believes Hall is well-qualified for...

GLC02437.04297

We the subscribers acknowledge to have received...

Written from the "War Office," likely in New York City. Document acknowledges receipt for one-half of their salaries from the war office, for the months April-June 1789. Signed by John Stagg, William Knox, Caleb Swan, and Ceasar Loyd (Caesar Lloyd...

GLC02437.04298

[Account between John Stevens and Henry Knox]

Account of monies exchanged between John Stevens and Henry Knox between December 1788 and May 1789.

GLC02437.04315

to Henry Knox

Thanks him for his recent letter as well as the letters he enclosed. Relates that one of them was from Jackson's sister, and it related news of the death of his 17-year-old niece. Discusses the recent illness of Knox's daughter Julia, but believes...

GLC02437.04357

[Note of payment]

Note to the cashier of a bank to "Pay to the honorable Alexander Hamilton or order, two thousand five hundred dollars, being for public service, and which for the present is to be considered as part of the twenty thousand dollars agreed to be loaned...

GLC02437.04373

to unknown

Discusses the benefits and tribulations of friendship, mentioning two specific friends, Amelia and Matilda. A continuation of this letter is contained on the verso of GLC02437.04401. Address and docket are from GLC02437.04401.

GLC02437.04402

to Henry Knox

Signed in text as "Genl. Hazen." Discusses difficulties in reaching a final settlement for his military affairs and gives detailed information related to his struggle to reach a settlement. Mentions others involved, including [William] Duer and...

GLC02437.04431

to John Maunsell

Writes to Maunsell on behalf of Moses Hazen. Notes Hazen served in the last war and has been confined for several years to his bed from a stroke. Says Hazen's ill health has also caused embarrassment to Hazen's pecuniary affairs. Congress had...

GLC02437.04456

[Receipt]

Receipt detailing a financial interaction between Henry Knox, a Mr. [possibly Michael] Hillegas, and several other parties, including Knox's brother William, John Stagg, and Caleb Swan.

GLC02437.04266

to Henry Knox

No signature, but otherwise a copy of GLC02437.04317.

GLC02437.04318

[Certification regarding R.J. Vanden Brock]

Remson and Denning, on behalf of the Auditor of the State of New York, certify that Mr. Vanden Brock has been accurate and responsible, and a capable accountant with irreproachable morals.

GLC02437.04339

Account of goods left in the hands of John Meals at Augusta in Goergia, by the late commissioners of the United States for treating with the southern Indians

Lists goods and supplies by account number. Includes items such as rum, kettles, calico, linen, etc.

GLC02437.04380

[Account to Worsley Emes]

Lists the "Cash received of sundry persons for Stores sold at Carlisle" by person and amount. Includes a note of receipt by Emes dated 20 January 1790 and written in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

GLC02437.04458

to Le Roy & Bayard

Asks the firm to forward letters to be sent to a friend.

GLC02437.04467

[Financial settlement]

Marked "copy." Written from several different locations. The first letter, dated 13 February 1789, from Worcester Shire, England, from Thomas Compson, asks his brother Joseph to pay Samuel Ogden a sum of money due Ogden from a debt owed by their...

GLC02437.04111

to Henry Knox

Discusses obtaining iron for [Samuel] Shaw. Includes an extract from a letter by a Mr. Haglehunt [name slightly illegible] discussing the improbability of procuring the iron from Philadelphia. Provides some ideas on how best to acquire the iron....

GLC02437.04180

to Henry Knox

Copy of GLC02437.04193 with an additional post script noting that newspapers were sent in February.

GLC02437.04194

to Sarah Lyons Flucker

Lucy writes to her sister-in-law in Antigua. Notes that the Thybou family, now in New York, are returning to Antigua. Lucy transmits this letter with the Thybous, along with a barrel of beef, "being told that good beef cannot be purchased in your...

GLC02437.03991

[Receipt of a settlement note]

"Received of my friend Henry Knox one of Peirces final settlement notes..."

GLC02437.04035

[to Lucy Flucker Knox]

Recipient inferred. Beaumez writes to her "sister," likely Lucy Knox, her sister-in-law. Worries that her daughter, Harriett, has consumption. Thanks Lucy for sending barrels of beef, noting her plans to save the choice cuts for Christmas....

GLC02437.04042

[Statement regarding the Constitution]

Date added later in pencil. Author writes, "'The new federal Constitution in its principal Articles meets my Ideas & I wish it may be adopted.' We do hereby certify that the honble. A Lee Esq. read the above Paragraph to us containd in a letter...

GLC02437.04065

[Claims on Thomas Flucker's estate]

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests the author is Henry Knox. Document includes calculations of debts owed to the estate of Thomas Flucker, Knox's deceased father-in-law, as well as monies the estate owes to various individuals.

GLC02437.04112

[Monthly list]

Unsigned, but handwriting suggests author is Henry Knox. List of names, organized by date, during March-June 1789.

GLC02437.04142

[Mr. Henley's statement]

Document is unsigned, but docket declares that the statement was given to John Lowell. Statement declares that Zachariah and Bethiah Fowle mortgaged land in Charlestown, Massachusetts to Thomas Flucker in 1750. Samuel Henley purchased the land in...

GLC02437.04168

[Note for Mrs. Palfrey regarding monies owed to her late husband, Colonel Palfrey]

First section of the letter is an unknown hand and includes a short excerpt from William [Carty]. The second section of the document is unsigned, but handwriting suggests its author is Henry Knox. Provides details regarding monies owed to Colonel...

GLC02437.04176

[Certificate of Captain-Lieutenant Guion's service]

Certifies that Captain-Lieutenant [likely Isaac] Guion served under his command in the artillery during the war, and deserves his reputation as a good officer.

GLC02437.04179

[Receipt for monies received from Henry Knox]

Notes that John Stevens received from Henry Knox the sum of one hundred dollars "in part of rent of my fathers House in the Broad Way."

GLC02437.04203

[Certificate for the Baron de Glasbeech]

Certifies that the Baron de Glasbeech served in the Southern Army. Provides information on his rank and the officers under whom he served. Notes that Glasbeech "distinguished himself by his bravery, particularly in the affair of the Cowpens under...

GLC02437.04208

to Thomas Jefferson

Secretary of War Knox informs Secretary of State Jefferson that President Washington wants to ratify the treaty with the Creeks the following day at noon.

GLC02437.04688

[Confirmation certificate]

Certifies that "Richard Frothingham served as a field Commissary in the Army of the United to the thirty first of December one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty three."

GLC02437.04507

[Certificate of confirmation]

Certifies that "the ship Massachusetts, now riding at anchor in the harbor of Boston, and commanded by Job Prince, is, together with her cargo, all and every part, owned entirely, and commanded by officers, citizens of the United States, and...

GLC02437.04527

[Account paid by the United States to the Secretary of War]

Lists transactions for the account of Henry Knox as Secretary of War. Includes names and signatures of several of Knox's staff at the War Office, including John Stagg, signifying receipt of pay. Noted as a copy and written at the War Office.

GLC02437.04568

to Henry Knox

Discusses the recent election for senator, in which George Cabot won the seat against Tristram Dalton. Writes that he wished Dalton had won, but "The House were determined to make a change and used every art to effect it... I wish'd for Mr. D to be...

GLC02437.04634

[A treaty of peace]

Treaty negotiated with the Creek nation in Georgia stipulating land cessions and prisoner releases on the part of Creeks. In a secretarial hand.

GLC02437.04674