25 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for masons]

Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note on verso from Jacob Wight. Lists amount of extra rations provided for Masons;. Date and place writ from note on verso.

GLC02437.02044

February 1, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to prisoners employed int he engineers department...]

Lists men by regiment, company and occupation along with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.01898

9 February 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department & Detachment]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Jacob Wight.

GLC02437.01903

9 February 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to Prisoners & Artificers]

States return for a man from the "3 Rigt. [sic] of Artillery." Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Samuel Fullerton on verso.

GLC02437.01904

February 16, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Jacob Wight.

GLC02437.01928

16 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with note from Jacob Gillet. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02025

1 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to the Artificers and Engineer's Department]

Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso from Jacob Wight. Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02069

April 17, 1783 circa

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Army Rations issued to artificier]

Return for rations for one member of the engineering department beginning 9 April and ending 17 April. It appears that the person came from the 8 Massachusetts Regiment. A total of 12 rations were issued over the eight days. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and countersigned by Lillie as an aide-de-camp. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight stating that contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02099

1 June 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to the Engineer Department]

Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight.

GLC02437.02155

4 July 1783 circa

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for masons hired by the engineers department]

Provision return for the superintendent of the Masons; employed by the engineers department. One man was hired for four days from 1 - 4 July 1783 for a total of six rations issued. Signed by Joseph Cheesman, a superintendent, and countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as an aide-de-camp to Major General Henry Knox. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight stating that the rations were delievered.

GLC02437.02232

1 August 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Countersigned by John Lillie. Return for superintendents of the Masons; in the engineer department.

GLC02437.02437

18 September 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision Return]

Return for men in the forgers, "forgerears" department. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with the docket signed by J. Clark.

GLC02437.02532

January 25, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return for the department of masons]

Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by a man surnamed Hayden.

GLC02437.01879

February 13, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Request for provisions for a man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso, signed with an illegible signature. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.01927

February 22, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Army rations issued to two masons]

Noted as a provision return for two Masons; at West Point, New York. Right edge is missing causing text loss. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso. Signature is missing due to missing right edge.

GLC02437.01944

February 24, 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Document signed

Title: [Provision return for Bargemen]

Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, and with an endorsement on verso signed by [Marghit Keyes].

GLC02437.01962

6 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Return for one man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Hubbard [Burrows ?].

GLC02437.01986

7 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Provision return for a mason. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.01988

17 March 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Return of provisions]

Provision return for one mason. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Contains a note on verso signed by Jacob Gillet.

GLC02437.02014

1 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on verso from Jacob Wight.Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02070

8 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Return for provisions]

Return for the provisions of Major Waitter of the engineering department from 4 April to 8 April. For the five days of service, Waitter was given 7 1/2 rations. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman. Countersigned by Major General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Samuel Shaw. Docket signed by Cheesman saying contractors delivered the rations.

GLC02437.02071

April 17, 1783 circa

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return for a mason hired by the engineering department]

Return for the rations of a mason employed by the engineering department from 9 April to 17 April. A total of 12 rations were issued for the eight days. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and countersigned by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw. Docket signed by a Jacob Wight that the rations were received from a contractor.

GLC02437.02100

9 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.

GLC02437.02102

17 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.

GLC02437.02118

17 April 1783

Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783

Autograph document signed

Title: [Provision return]

Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.

GLC02437.02119