March 1777

Manuscript document

Title: [Army expenses]

General Henry Knox's army expenses. $66,937 was brought forward. Includes a $600 and $400 payment for recruiting. Also notes "To cash recd. of Govr. Trumbull of Connect[icu]t. agreeable to a Dra[f]t. on him by His Excellency General Washington for the recruiting - and ordnance service Feb. 26 1777 20,000." The total expense was $87,937.

GLC02437.08399

16 September 1777-16 October 1777

Knox, William, 1756-1795

Autograph document

Title: Knox's army diary [incomplete]

Mostly deals with movements of the army around Philadelphia in September and October 1777, around the time of the Battle of Germantown. On September 19 says "Intelligence recd. of the enemys pushing for Philadelphia the army cross'd the Schylkill." On 20 September, makes reference to General Anthony Wayne being attacked at night and states that General William Smallwood joined Wayne. Makes reference to George Washington riding reconnaissance with a group of officers on 30 September. Makes reference to moving toward Germantown on 3 and 4 October and describes the battle there. Makes…

GLC02437.08417

circa September 1776

Sargent, Winthrop, 1753-1820

Autograph document signed

Title: [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, your Honour's Petitioners, finding our present Wages inadequate to our necessary Expenses, wou'd beg your Honour to report the Affair to his Excellency... we are not mercenary- we desire not to hoard up, but had we Millions would with Pleasure spend them in our Country's Cause...we've nothing to offer our Country but our lives, which we'll hazard or…

GLC02437.10008

19 October 1781

Hunter, James, fl. 1781

Autograph document

Title: [Bill to Henry Knox for military supplies needed for the siege of Yorktown].

Bill for iron and waggonage from the Rappahannock Forge in Falmouth, Virginia. Knox's instructions to Hunter to send iron and ordnance to the James River and Hunter's report on fulfilling that request appear in GLC02437.01194 and GLC02437.01217, respectively.

GLC02437.01246

1781

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: [Rations for Henry Knox and his family, 1777-1781]

In the handwriting of Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists the rations to which Henry Knox and his military "family" are entitled from 1777-1781, broken down yearly. Also mentions Colonel John Crane and General Nathanael Greene and their families.

GLC02437.01299

10 March 1782

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: Gen. Knox in account with S. Shaw

Lists Henry Knox's accounts with Shaw, beginning 8 June 1781 and ending 12 December, 1781. Contains several memoranda and instructions for what Knox owes to Shaw and what the United States government owes Knox. Expenses range from: groceries and house wares to a payment to Frederick "for dressing the Generals hat," to "Jacob's wife (Peggy) for washing," to "Cato Freeman on account of his wages" (probably an African-American servant), travel and board expenses "From Camp to Philadelphia" [August], from "Philadelphia to Williamsburg in Virginia" [September], and from "York to Mount Vernon" […

GLC02437.01368

18 July 1782

Vose, Thomas, 1753-1810

Manuscript document signed

Title: Return of two pieces of brass ordnance attached to Genl Hows Division, with the ammunition impliments be on hand, & the number of rounds expended at Tarry Town on the 16th & 17th instant

A chart describing the brass ordnance of General Robert Howe's division, including ammunition.

GLC02437.01493

31 December 1782

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: to Henry Knox

Page of accounts for horse pasturage and rations.

GLC02437.01766

circa January 1783

Forsyth, James, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provisions delivered for the use of Major General Knox's family in the month of January 1783

Chart of provisions used by the "family" of Henry Knox in January 1783. At the bottom is a note which reads, "Received from Major Shaw a receipt for the above" and is signed "James Forsyth." Trimmed at top.

GLC02437.01769

December 1783

Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785

Manuscript document signed

Title: Provision return for one soldier employed in the ordinance department att one ration and a half pr day

Return, sorted by regiment. Signed by Captain Thomas Patten of the Artillery Artificers and countersigned "By order of the Commdt. S. [Samuel] Shaw ADC [Aide-de-Camp]." Note on verso signed illegibly.

GLC02437.01773

5 January 1783

Smith, Melancton, 1744-1798

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt for Henry Knox]

Lists items (cloth, rum, and sugar) by date and the amount owed. Signed for Smith by William Thompson.

GLC02437.01801

8 January 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph note signed

Title: [Order for beef]

Orders twenty pounds of beef on General Knox's account.

GLC02437.01814

1 February 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph note signed

Title: [Order for beef]

An order for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox. Also signed by a man named William [Beetton].

GLC02437.01885

14 February 1783

Doughty, John, 1754-1826

Autograph document signed

Title: [Order for provisions]

Request for candles on behalf of General Knox. Includes an endorsement signed by Leonard Chapin.

GLC02437.01918

February 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions drawn for Henry Knox]

Lists stores received from Mr. [Robert ]Forsyth during the month of February.

GLC02437.01964

4 March 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Thoughts on court martial and the duty of judge advocate]

Written in the hand of, and signed for Knox, by Samuel Shaw. Docketed by Knox. Major General Knox's guidelines and procedures on how a court martial ought to be conducted. Wants to allow challenges to members of the court without any given reason; is against general charges when they should be particular; those on trial can put their own testimony in writing subject to cross examination; no written testimony taken outside of court should be admitted against a person in a trial of life or death; ex parte evidence taken out of court not to be admitted; suggestive interrogations ought not to…

GLC02437.01979

March 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions drawn for Henry Knox]

Lists of stores ordered on behalf of General Knox. Includes such items as flour, beef, candles, and rum.

GLC02437.02048

18 April 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request for "two hundred and forty gills of common rum, or spirits equivalent to it - on account of Gen. Knox."

GLC02437.02101

April 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions received for Henry Knox]

List of various items and amounts, such as beef, candles and flour.

GLC02437.02120

7 May 1783

Autograph document

Title: [Receipt for keeping horses]

This receipt notes that Major General Knox paid 20 dollars through Robert Symonds for keeping his horses for the winter. It is not stated who Knox was paying for these services.

GLC02437.02121

11 May 1783

Lillie, John, 1755-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Order to deliver soap for Knox's family]

Order issued to Mr. Forsyth the commissary of issues by Lillie as an aide-de-camp to an unknown officer asking that four pounds of soap be delivered for the use of Knox's family.

GLC02437.02124

May 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provisions received]

List of stores, including items such as flour, beef, rum, salt and candles.

GLC02437.02140

June 1783

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document signed

Title: [Note of provisions received for Knox's family]

Return written for General Henry Knox by Major Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists items received from James Forsyth, Commissary of Issues at West Point, during the month of June 1783 for Knox's family. The list includes: 196 pounds of flour, 205 pounds of beef, 76 Gills of West Indian rum, 88 Gills of common rum, 28 quarts of vinegar, and 154 pounds of Indian meal. Date written at a later date in pencil.

GLC02437.02209

1 July 1783

Barber, Silas, fl. 1783

Manuscript document

Title: [Petition for redress to Henry Knox]

This is "A True Coppy" of a petition first written on 24 March 1783. Says at the beginning of the year 1780 they empowered Lt. Col. Popkin to "do us the Strictest Justice" to get their notes from the state of Massachusetts from 1777-1779. He received the notes, but before returning to West Point, he sold one of them at a third discount and then left the other 3 notes in Boston. The petitioners said this went against their agreement, as he was only supposed to receive and deliver the notes. Popkin said he would get the other 3 notes in 3 weeks, but he never did so. 9 other names are copied on…

GLC02437.02219

12 - 16 May 1783

Howes, Lott, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Petition to Henry Knox]

Petition signed by four non-commissioned officers, and what appears to be ten privates (several of the privates used an "X" as their mark). This petition asks Knox for help in getting money due to them that they feel Lt. Col. Popkin did not handle as instructed. Popkin had been sent to Boston to collect the group's pay notes. When he was returning to West Point, he sold one at a discount of one third, and left the other three in Boston. These men claim he was not given authority to do that. A copy of this can be found at GLC02437.02219. Also see .02220, .02226, and .02236 for other…

GLC02437.02235