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[Certificates as payment for Knox's services]

Lists "certificates given me for my services by J. Peirce Esqr, & which I have in possession this day [3] Novr 1789." Includes the number of each certificate, the dollar amount, and the interest paid.

GLC02437.04403

[Payment for board and tuition]

Lists the cost of board and tuition for Knox's sons, Henry and Marcus, along with the dates they were in school. Most of the document appears to have been written by Thomas Lambert Moore, rector of St. George's Church at Hempstead, Long Island 1785...

GLC02437.04406

[Knox's account]

Lists charges for books to the account by date, 30 September 1789 - 2 December 1789. Books include "Clarke's Vigetius," probably John Clarke's translation of Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus's book, Epitoma rei militaris. Also includes James Hampton...

GLC02437.04424

[Receipt for warrants received from Jeremiah Wadsworth]

Confirms the receipt of warrants from Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth. Noted as a copy. Signature is struck.

GLC02437.04436

[Memorandum regarding the cancellation of warrants]

Memorandum stating that on 16 December "delivered the honourable Alexander Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury five warrants issued by the late board of Treasury of the United States on William Imlay Esq, receiver of Continental Taxes for the state of...

GLC02437.04440

[Minutes, whereby to give information and opinions to a Committee of the Senate] [incomplete]

Starts with the third point, which is to "prevent intrigues, and depredations of the cunning and lawless [whites] and to carry into effect the decisions of Congress from [time] to [time] relative to the frontiers. Discusses "unauthorized expeditions...

GLC02437.04572

[Minutes respecting the North Carolina session taken from Doctor H. Williamson]

Records the minutes of the North Carolina legislative session. Lists amounts for John Armstrong's and General [Nathanael] Greene's office. Provides instructions for ordering and recording land surveys and obtaining patents. Title taken from...

GLC02437.04574

[Memorandum]

Appears to be a list of the guests invited to attend some sort of function.

GLC02437.04577

[Money order for Henry Knox]

"Please to pay to General Knox or order all my subsistence as it shall become due commencing from the first of Januy. 1790 - & charge to account of ... " Countersigned by Joseph Howell.

GLC02437.04582

[Bill of sale to Benjamin Walker]

Bill of sale for a tract of land in New York to Walker. Dated previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.04625

[Copy of a document related to the Cayuga Nation]

Appears to be a partial copy or a set of notes from a 22 June 1790 treaty signed at Fort Stanwix by five commissioners and eleven Cayuga chiefs and warriors. Discusses the Cayugas' lands. Apparently, the Cayugas are seeking permission from the state...

GLC02437.04635

[Receipt for payment of William Moor's military service]

Moor signs a receipt for forty dollars from Henry Knox via Henry Jackson. The payment was made on account of Moor's son, Lieutenant William Moor, for his military service. Countersigned by H. Alline as a witness.

GLC02437.04655

[Description of a bill of exchange]

William Knox signs on his own behalf and on behalf of his brother, Henry Knox. Copy of an explanation of bills of exchange (see GLC02437.04703) drawn by William Knox, in favor of and endorsed by Henry Knox, and sold to Samuel Shaw and Thomas Randall...

GLC02437.04703

Power of attorney

Gives his brother William Knox power of attorney to sell Henry Knox's St. Lawrence lands along with 25,000 acres of the Waldo Patent. Recorded in the secretary's office of New York on 4 September 1790 by Robert [Harpur], Deputy Secretary.

GLC02437.04713

[War office salaries]

List of the War Department's employees' salaries owed and paid out for July, August, and September 1790 sent to Knox. Also signed by Reiner John Van den Brock, Constant Freeman, Benjamin Bankon, Caleb Swann, and Caesar Lloyd Cummings.

GLC02437.04742

War Office 1790 Salaries October, November, December

List of salaries requested and received for employees of the War Department. Includes John Stagg Junior, R. J. VandenBrock, Constant Freeman, Benjamin Bankson, Cesar Lloyd Cummings (who signs with his mark).. The men signed for receipt on page two.

GLC02437.04814

Account of Sundry Deductions from the Account of Henry Knox

Details Knox's account, including payments and traveling expenses. Includes money paid to Samuel Hodgdon, John Bryant, Samuel Henly, Worsley Emes, James Bradford, David Zeigler, Lt. William Kersey, G. Harmer, and Knox.

GLC02437.04865

Articles of agreement between H Knox and J. Hills

Indenture agreement between John Hills and Henry Knox for a survey between the Connecticut River and the Charles River. They agree that all the results shall be sent to Knox and no one else under the penalty of "one thousand dollars." The agreement...

GLC02437.04910

[Receipt for ice]

Receipt written in Knox's hand for the purchase of ice from the ice house at Bush Hill bought from Christopher Hart. Signed in text by Knox. Signed by a witness John Stagg Jr. and signed with the mark of Christopher Hart.

GLC02437.04921

[Legal agreement on land in Maine] [incomplete]

Incomplete legal document signed by both Knox and Duer with paper and wax seals next to their signatures. Portions of the document may be in the hand of General Henry Jackson. Document pertains to Duer's and Knox's joint purchase of what could be...

GLC02437.04969

[List of articles sent to Harry Knox]

List of items that Knox sent to his son Henry Knox at Princeton, New Jersey. The items include: two morning gowns, one white waistcoat and breeches, and one nankeen. Sent nine books useful in a classical education. Also sent a green satchel and...

GLC02437.04987

[Agreement between Henry Knox and Henry Gurney]

Legal agreement for Knox to rent the farm of Henry Gurney for three years. A man named Oliver Pollock was the previous tenant. The farm was situated north of Chestnut Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets. The rent was 300 pounds of Pennsylvania...

GLC02437.04988

Receipt

Document opens with "Received of Henry Knox one Consolodated note of this Commonwealth...for the sum of three hundred and eighty eight pounds, 14/6." Docket says this is a Henry Jackson's receipt "for notes put in to the Bank."

GLC02437.08571

Bill to Henry Knox

Henry Knox's bill to the estate of John Jones for £142.10.0.

GLC02437.08572

Ideas about Lime Business

Henry Knox works out some ideas and estimates about going into the lime business.

GLC02437.08573

Receipt to Henry Knox

Docket describes this document as "Genl Henry Jackson's receipt for specie and consolodated Notes." Receipt notes that "three notes...each for the sum of three hundred, one pound and 6d" were "received of Henry Knox."

GLC02437.08575

Money order to Mary Pelham

Henry Knox orders Henry Jackson to pay Mary Pelham "eight pounds six shillings and eight pence" and charge it to Knox's account.

GLC02437.08579

Money order to Jonathan Gilbert

Henry Knox orders Henry Jackson to pay Gilbert "two pounds sixteen shillings" and charge it to Knox's account.

GLC02437.08580

[Order to pay Colonel Samuel Ward]

Henry Knox notes that Colonel Samuel Ward should be paid £6.12. It is countersigned by Henry Jackson saying "accept to pay." Verso is signed by Samuel Ward noting that he "Recd payment."

GLC02437.08581

[Order to pay Joseph Peirce]

Payment to Joseph Peirce of £15.12.9. Signed on verso by Jonathan Dorn, who received the payment for Peirce.

GLC02437.08584

[Order to pay Ephraim Fenno]

Pledges payment of £5.7.10 to Ephraim Fenno.

GLC02437.08585

[Order to pay George R. Minot]

Payment of 36 shillings to made to George R. Minot, Esq. Sent to Henry Jackson. Minot signed the document on verso.

GLC02437.08588

[Bill to Henry Knox for subscription to the Boston Centinel]

Knox owed £0.9.0 for his subscription to the Boston Centinel from February to November 1785. William Warden and Benjamin Russell note that they received payment.

GLC02437.08592

[Account]

Lists certificates for what appears to be various land plots, listed by plot number and date. Directed to Henry Jackson and his brother, William Knox.

GLC02437.08597

[Bill]

Bill for Henry Knox from James Rivington for about £20.

GLC02437.08598

[Note]

An I.O.U for Henry Knox for the amount of $100.

GLC02437.08601

[Receipt]

Note of payment for land and other items from Henry Knox. Includes a note of receipt for Daniel Phoenix.

GLC02437.08602

[Bill]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Bill of lading for a container of various merchandise from Webber and Bicknell on behalf of Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08603

[Account]

List of transactions between Henry Jackson and Henry Knox from July 1785 to 26 November 1788.

GLC02437.08604

[Bill]

Lists transactions between James Rivington and Henry Knox, by date. Includes a note of receipt from William Staples on behalf of Rivington.

GLC02437.08605

[Memorandum] [incomplete?]

Lists expenses for various items by date.

GLC02437.08608

[Bill]

Lists items Henry Knox bought from Anthony Latour. Items include ribbons and other items.

GLC02437.08609

[Bill]

Note of receipt from Henry Knox for £1, 17s. and 3 p. Noted as written at First Farm, St. Georges, which is near Thomaston, Maine.

GLC02437.08610

[Bill]

Bill for Henry Knox for dressing, hair powder, and other items.

GLC02437.08611

[Memorandum]

Lists warrants that Henry Knox has collected and needs to collect.

GLC02437.08618

[Bill]

List of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Watson Willet & Co. listed by date from 1 December 1788 to 28 February 1789. Noted by John Crane as having received the contents on behalf of the firm.

GLC02437.08625

[Receipt]

Lists items bought by Henry Knox from James Rivington, including dictionaries and visiting cards. Noted as received for James Rivington by John Rivington, presumably James' brother.

GLC02437.08626

[Receipt]

Receipt for various items directed to Matthew Lane from Henry Knox. Items include payment for masonry work, bricks, lime and other related materials.

GLC02437.08628

[Receipt]

Receipt for twelve candles Henry Knox bought from James Stuart.

GLC02437.08629

[Receipt]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Note of receipt to Henry Knox for three guineas for the subscription of two prints, one of the battle at Bunker Hill and the other of the death of General Richard Montgomery...

GLC02437.08633

[Receipt]

Receipt for a box of 60 bottles.

GLC02437.08634

[Note]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for about £13.

GLC02437.08638

[Receipt]

Receipt for medication from Henry Knox to Mr. Bayley. Signed by Edmund [Ludlow ?] for Mr. Bayley. Date from docket.

GLC02437.08639

[Receipt]

Receipt of items Henry Knox bought from the firm Thomas & Andrews. Also includes a note of receipt for payment on behalf of the firm from John Fenno.

GLC02437.08640

[Receipt]

Receipt for two hats Henry Knox bought from John Gordon, with a note of receipt from Gordon.

GLC02437.08643

[Land agreement]

Document is signed by Henry Knox and various other people. A land agreement between Henry Knox and the inhabitants of Owls Head, Maine. Knox agrees to supply the inhabitants who agree to his terms with warranty deeds. The land is being sold for...

GLC02437.09199

[Receipt]

Two receipts are included on the same page. The first receipt is signed by William Cox for receiving two pounds and eight shillings from Henry Knox on 1 January 1785 for eight loads of goods. The second receipt is signed by William Mackintosh for...

GLC02437.09814

[Auditor's report]

Discusses Henry Knox's accounts and lists his transactions by date. Noted as written from the Auditor's office in the Treasury Department.

GLC02437.10443

[Report]

Cover letter of Knox's report regarding troops furnished by various states for each year of the Revolutionary War as well as conjectural estimates of militia. On April 23, 1790, Congress instructed Secretary of War Knox to "to lay before the House an...

GLC02437.10586

[Account]

Abstract of the accounts of the United States regarding expenditures from 1 January 1790 - 31 January 1791.

GLC02437.10588

to James Wilkinson

Marked "Private." Besides receiving a copy of Wilkinson's report to Arthur St. Clair, he also received a private letter of 26 August. Says the volunteer expeditions under Wilkinson and [General Charles] Scott "reflect great honor on the commander...

GLC02437.05175

to Henry Knox

Written from Fort Washington, near present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Writes to Knox about a disagreement between Major Hodgson and Major Zeigler. Offered to mediate their disagreement, but was denied. Asks Knox to step in, as the Majors are...

GLC02437.05298

to Henry Knox

Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Marked "Private, Personal & Confidential." Provides his opinion that [Winthrop] Sargent should be kept on as Adjutant General, but only if the appointment is sanctioned with a rank....

GLC02437.05318

to Henry Knox

Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Marked "Private, Personal & Confidential." Tells Knox that "a most lawless outrage was committed by a party of the soldiers on the person of a civil magistrate in the village of Cincinnati...

GLC02437.05321

[Officers' petition to Henry Knox regarding inadequate wages]

Signed by Sargent, William Treadwell, Benjamin Frothingham, Jotham Horton, David Allen, John Johnston, Thomas Seward, and Benajah Carpenter. All sign as Captain Lieutenant, and present a moving request for livable wages. "...We the subscribers...

GLC02437.10008

to Lieutenant [M.] Wetzell

Orders Wetzell to take his two howitzers to West Point to coordinate with Colonel John Crane. Crane is to then transport the cannon to the West side of Kings Ferry, where Colonel John Lamb will receive them. Knox stipulates, "Not a moments delay to...

GLC02437.01140

to Henry Knox

Colonel Wheaton discusses "the subject of the Waldo Patent and more particularly of the part of it which belonged to Mr. [Thomas] Flucker." Reports that the Patent was divided in four sections between Thomas Flucker, Francis Waldo, Samuel Waldo, and...

GLC02437.03058

to Henry Knox

Discusses his interest in "burning lime," or lime manufacture for use in masonry. Comments on "lime kilem," possibly lime kiln, in the area. Recommends a cooper, Mr. Marse, who "will make a thousand hogsheads yearly."

GLC02437.03063

to Isaac Winslow

Discusses the claims to the Waldo Patent, particularly that of William Wetmore, the husband of Sarah, Lucy Knox's cousin. Makes arrangements with Winslow for a trip to Boston to discuss the claims. Asks Winslow to attend an upcoming meeting of the...

GLC02437.03612

to Bennett Wheeler

Secretary of War Knox responds to a claim Wheeler made to Knox in a previous letter that the "present naval officer of Providence had obtained this office through the influence of the mechanics of Providence." Knox insists no one had "reason or...

GLC02437.04692

to Henry Knox

Williams informs Secretary of War Knox that William's brother is writing Knox regarding their contract. Williams's brother and a Mr. Eliot are interested in continuing to supply rations and hope to both remain employed in "the department of the...

GLC02437.04754

to Henry Knox

Asks for Knox to pay off an old Flucker family debt. Explains that he moved to Flucker land before the war, and through his own "Industry, Care & Labour," he saved a sum of money. He lent the money to Mr. Flucker, who already owed him a substantial...

GLC02437.05576

to James Wilkinson

Later copy. Thanks him for the various letters and the news they conveyed. Says "I am persuaded that your good sense as well as inclination will lead you to unite cordially with General Wayne, and to promote a Spirit of harmony throughout the...

GLC02437.05893

to William White

Knox writes in the third person. This is a note that accompanied a book Knox sent to Bishop William White. Knox sent "The Light of Nature Pursued" by Edward Search, whose real name is Abraham Tucker. Knox mentions Tucker died in London about 7...

GLC02437.06041

to James Wilkinson

Informs Wilkinson his letters will be kept private, however, he will show them to the President of the United States. Discusses the conflict between Wilkinson and General [Anthony] Wayne. Comments he regrets the "disagreement which exists between...

GLC02437.06142

to Henry Knox

Discusses the purchase of a horse.

GLC02437.06462

to Abiel Wood

Written from Montpelier, Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine. Unsigned, but content and docket suggest the author is Henry Knox. Asks Wood a question regarding vessels sailing to and from his region, on behalf of a business acquaintance in Philadelphia...

GLC02437.06866

to William Wetmore

Discusses financial business. First paragraph is struck.

GLC02437.06996

to William Wetmore

Discusses business regarding a note.

GLC02437.07003

to Henry Knox

Asks Knox for a barrel of pork and states that he will give compensation and asks about the possibility of the renewal of his commission.

GLC02437.07095

to Alexander White

Knox informs White that Knox has received from Nathan Dane, John Sprague, and Enoch Titcomb "commissioners of the legislature to whom were referred the terms on which certain settlers within the Waldo Patent were to be quieted each in one hundred...

GLC02437.07473

to Henry Knox

Writes that she and her family live on a farm in the Waldo patent, and may have to move. Pleads that they be allowed to stay, and hopes Knox will "shew lenity to my unfortunate Husband whose natural diffidence will prevent his pleading his own Case...

GLC02437.07863

[Memorandum]

List of items, including books on geography, grammar, electricity, Pilgrim's Progress, copy books, Aesop's fables, and others.

GLC02437.08262

[Account with Henry Knox]

Lists transactions with Henry Knox by date, ranging from 7 September 1771 to 20 March 1772.

GLC02437.08263

[Receipts]

Lists receipts for money.

GLC02437.08268

[Bills of goods]

Bill for a shipment of what seems to be books going to Boston, covering a variety of subjects.

GLC02437.08271

[Note]

Note of exchange for Henry Knox for the amount of £100 sterling.

GLC02437.08272

[Miscellaneous bills]

List of items and their costs in pounds. Items include dinners (with separate costs listed for children and servants), spirits, horses and hay and also children. Docket, in the hand of Henry Knox's aide Samuel Shaw, "Ringwood Paid."

GLC02437.08273

[Memoranda]

Discusses a bill due, including town taxes, and includes a list of names with a monetary value next to them on the verso.

GLC02437.08277

[Journal]

Diary covers a variety of subjects, listed by date, including a report of General William Smallwood's capture of a British brig in Wilmington Delaware, local observations (including Moravian customs), the amount of snowfall, merchant shops, dining...

GLC02437.08279

[Receipts]

Three receipts. The first dated 13 June from Theodore Bliss. The second dated 17 June from Samuel Clarke, and the last dated 20 June from Joseph Hood, all of Henry Knox for varying amounts of money.

GLC02437.08289

[Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and the firm Eades & Gill dating from 29 July 1771-15 June 1772. Items include books, printing letters and paper.

GLC02437.08293

[Invoice of goods]

List of books on a variety of subjects sent from London to Boston. Items also include pamphlets on criminal law and arts and science. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.08294

[Estimate]

Estimate of Henry Knox's account with the firm Wales & Beale. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08296

[Memorandum]

Note to pay John Lowell £20. Written as received on behalf of Lowell by Thomas Flucker on the verso and signed by Leonard Jarvis.

GLC02437.08297

[Memoranda]

Memoranda relating to land and payments.

GLC02437.08299

[Memoranda]

List of stationery and their prices. Includes items such as paper, quills and sealing wax. Date previously inferred, written in blue.

GLC02437.08303

[Receipts]

Two receipts. The first is dated 7 November and signed by John Lowell. The second is dated 18 November and signed by Benjamin Callender. Both are regarding money Henry Knox has sent them. Also includes a signature of a John Oliver [Johnnot ?].

GLC02437.08304

[Tax bill]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Tax bill for Henry Knox indicating how much he owes to the state.

GLC02437.08305

[Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and Thomas Longman dating from 22 April 1771 to 31 December 1772.

GLC02437.08306