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26 June 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Autograph document signed

Title: [Captain Thomas Waite Foster's account for January, including December and April]

Invoice concerns pay, blanket money, and mentions recruitment. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00347

4 May 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Autograph document signed

Title: [Invoice for blanket money for January through April 1776]

Indicates that cash was received by Colonel William Burbeck and Major John Crane. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment. Docketed by Knox.

GLC02437.00284

13 May 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Henry Knox in account with Captain Thomas Waite Foster]

Records cash received from Major John Crane in February and March 1776 and mentions the purchase of clothing. Paper has a large watermark with crown and coat of arms. Foster was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.

GLC02437.00295

circa 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of Cloathing Drawn before the first of Jany. for the Use of the new Inlisted Men in Capt Foster's Company in Col. Henry Knox's Regt. of Artillery

A list of clothing and its value, including shoes, gloves cloth, a waistcoat

GLC02437.00507

16 June 1776

Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776

Document signed

Title: [Abstract of pay due to Captain Foster's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]

Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June. Docketed 16 June 1776. Docket includes a note that the company was paid 13 August 1776.

GLC02437.09528