11 June 1779

Yancey, James, fl. 1779

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Bill for William Knox]

Bill for sugar. Knox paid £56.5. Yancey signed the document stating he received payment.

GLC02437.08489

8 June 1797

Woodworth, fl. 1797

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

List of items Captain Spalding bought from Woodworth.

GLC02437.08713

29 May 1802

Young, & Minns, 1803-1814

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt for a turnpike road for Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08798

6 November 1802

Gleason, John, fl. 1796-1811

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt of $50 from Stephen Young to be deducted from the amount Young owes to Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08802

10 May 1738

Woodside, William, fl. 1738

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Testimony]

Report concerning the Indians in the Penobscot region of Maine and their relations with Samuel Waldo. Attested to by Benjamin Larrabee.

GLC02437.08885

14 May 1738

Woodside, Jean, fl. 1738

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Testimony]

Testimony of Jean and Anna Woodside regarding an encounter with a Penobscott Indian and his squaw. "She then asked him why the Indians would not lett the English and Irish sett down there, he replyd it spoild their hunting..." Jean appears as 'Jane' in the text.

GLC02437.08886

January 15, 1748

Zouberbuhlen, S., fl. 1748

Manuscript letter signed

Title: to unknown

Discusses the sale of cargo, including boards, and cattle.

GLC02437.08946

4 June 1755

Wyman, Isaac, fl. 1755

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Israiel Williams

Report regarding Indian raids. Noted as written at Fort Massachusetts, state unknown.

GLC02437.08980

17 February 1767

Woodbridge, Timothy, 1709-1774

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Thomas Flucker

Discusses the recent visit of Mr. [possibly Stephen] West, who is considering purchasing part of Woodbridge's "Glasswork grant." Believes that this will help the grant, as it is already split into portions by the "Housatonnock river." Imagines Flucker has a plan for the grant land and asks questions on the subject.

GLC02437.09041

31 March 1769

Manuscript document

Title: [Relative to lands in Worcester]

Docket suggests the letter is a copy of a letter to [Major Denny]. Discusses lands belonging to Brigadier Waldo in the county of Worcester, which had apparently been sold to several other parties before his death.

GLC02437.09058

10 December 1782

Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for James Wheland]

Carleton, Lieutenant Commander of the Invalid Regiment, recommends Wheland for a thirty day furlough so he may spend time with his wife, who is sick. Directs his recommendation to Major Doughty (possibly John Doughty).

GLC02437.09558

6 January 1783

Crane, John, 1744-1805

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Major Perkins]

Colonel Crane recommends Perkins for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09605

February 12, 1783

Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Recommendation for a leave of absence for Ensign Walmsbey]

Colonel Butler, of the First Connecticut Regiment, recommends Walmsbey for a leave of absence until 8 March 1783. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09636

30 September 1801

Freeman, Pelatiah, fl. 1797-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Deed]

Signed by [Pelatiah] Freeman. Thomas L[illegible] and William Freeman signed as witnesses and Oliver Parker signed as a Justice of Peace. A land deed between Pelatiah Freeman and Isaac Jones Woodworth. Freeman acknowledges he received $180 from Woodworth and quit claims 50 acres of land in Northport, Maine to Woodworth. Document also states Freeman had purchased portion of the land from Henry Knox. Thomas Cobb noted on the second page that the document was entered with the Records for Deeds on 1 October 1801.

GLC02437.09865

24 May 1797

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter

Title: to Robert Wyatt

Discusses business related to gardens and orchards. Mentions different fruit trees, including pear and cherry.

GLC02437.09990

1772

Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798

Manuscript document

Title: [List of items Knox ordered from Wright & Gill]

Addressed to Henry Knox, "Mercht" [merchant]. Lists Knox's order, followed by a note at the bottom of the page: "The present serves to bring you the above Invoice which is all we could possibly get on board this Ship, will forward the remainder of your order as speedily as possible ... "

GLC02437.09998

8 August 1783

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: [Certification of the creation of a return of ordnance and military stores after the Siege of Yorktown]

Marked as a copy. Knox attests that he ordered the creation of an ordnance and military stores return. Adds, "But from the confused state in which the British stores were, and even our own, which were divided in the trenches, at the Park, and on board the vessells, it is probable there might have been considerable errors..." Mr. Jones, deputy field commissary, also acknowledged the possibility for errors in the initial return.

GLC02437.10125

18-20 February 1773

Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Invoice]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, quills, boxes, pencils, and others. Also includes a note of receipt dated 20 February 1773.

GLC02437.10379

February 4, 1774

Wright, & Gill, fl. 1753-1798

Manuscript document

Title: [Invoice]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, quills, blotting paper, ink, and others.

GLC02437.10383

19 October 1781

Manuscript document

Title: [Return of prisoners taken at the surrender of the British garrisons of Yorktown and Gloucester, Virginia]

Lists numbers of prisoners taken 19 October 1781 in the British surrender of Yorktown (excluding marine prisoners). Docketed by Knox's aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw: "Prisoners of War under [Earl] Cornwallis."

GLC02437.10665

1811/03/13

Livingston, Henry, 1753-1823

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Walter Patterson re: arrival in Albany

GLC03107.04508

1811/08/01

Patterson, Daniel, fl. 1803-1818

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Walter Patterson re: information regarding their "legacy"

Daniel asks his brother to retrieve whatever information he can about their "legacy," as an individual has offered to pay a substantial sum of money for this information. He also asks why so few of his letters have been answered. Docket and address leaf on p.4.

GLC03107.04509

1812/03/26

Livingston, James Duane, fl. 1812

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Walter Patterson re: tenant relations

GLC03107.04510

[1812/07/03]

Patterson, J.W., fl. 1812-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Walter Patterson re: need for financial assistance

Walter's brother writes that he must travel to Albany to solicit their mother for financial assistance. The letter is preceeded by a transcription of a court document concerning a case in which Walter acted as the plaintiff's attorney. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04511

31 March 1782-21 April 1782

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript document

Title: Minutes of the proceedings of the commissioners

Copy written in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, at Elizabethtown, present-day Elizabeth, New Jersey. Appoints Knox and Gouverneur Morris to meet with British commissioners to discuss prisoners of war and civilians in custody. Empowers them to negotiate release, exchange and better treatment of prisoners of war, and to take measures to liberate citizens not captured under arms (emphasized in original). Also authorizes them to settle accounts for prisoner maintenance; mentions Convention of Saratoga, an agreement about handling of British prisoners after the Battle of…

GLC02437.01377