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[Abstract]

Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.

GLC02437.10536

Order of exhibition of the fire-works, on Monday evening the first of December, 1783.

Program for a fireworks display, showing the order in which the different fireworks will be set off and prohibiting other illumination in the city on the night of the exhibition unless specially authorized. In the title, the word "first" has been...

GLC02437.10571

[Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment and corp, rank, and current status.

GLC02437.10577

[Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status.

GLC02437.10580

[Map of the Susquehanna River]

Drawn map of a portion of the Susquehanna River, with creeks, forts, and ferry landings noted. Also includes the distances to various points on the map. Noted as drawn above Canawago Falls, which is in Pennsylvania.

GLC02437.10583

[House Report on St. Clair's Expedition]

House inquiry, led, by Mr. [Thomas] FitzSimons concerning the failure of an expedition under General Arthur St. Clair. Gives a report on what happened that day and all of the circumstances that led to the failure of the expedition. Noted as an...

GLC02437.10590

[List]

Account of the distributions of provisions at "St. Georges", Maine between 1796-1799. Includes pork, beef, corn, rye, and various other provisions.

GLC02437.10601

[Advertisement]

Broadside by Henry Knox warning the people that "No usurpation of his lands will be tolerated" in Maine.

GLC02437.10604

[Statement]

Signed by Smith & Loring company. Statement of William Knox's account with Joshua Loring. Includes years 1782, 1783, and 1785.

GLC02437.10616

to Samuel Waldo

Also signed by Jacob Willard [Secrty]. Appears to be an official document regarding raising troops in the colonies of Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The troops are to be employed in an expedition for the...

GLC02437.10635

[Map of land]

A drawn map of lands near the Penobscot River in Maine. Land is noted as belonging to the heirs of Brigadier [General Samuel] Waldo. Lakes and rivers are noted in blue water color. Includes a drawn compass showing cardinal directions.

GLC02437.10652

[Map of Forts Ontario and Oswego and surroundings]

Docketed as "A rough sketch of Oswego by Major Bauman." Shows Fort Ontario (captioned), Fort Oswego (uncaptioned) and surrounding features (possibly earthworks).

GLC02437.10667

[Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the month of August 1782 at West Point, New York. Items listed by type and weight.

GLC02437.10703

Henry Knox

Bust portrait of Henry Knox. Engraved by H.W. Smith from a painting by Edward Savage.

GLC02437.10731

[Montpelier, Henry Knox's home in Thomaston, Maine]

Drawing of Montpelier printed on glossy photograph paper. Signed in lower right corner, "W.E. Rivers."

GLC02437.10732

to Marshall P. Wilder

Transfers the papers of his grandfather, Henry Knox to the New England Historic Genealogical Society, of which Wilder is president. Stresses the importance of the collection and lists some conditions. Wants the papers to be "bound in a convenient...

GLC02437.10735

Monthly return of the 2nd regt of artillery commanded by Colonel John Lamb with the alterations since last return

Lists captains from companies in Lamb's regiment. Notes numbers of those present and fit for duty, indicates numbers of commissioned, staff, and non-commissioned officers, and cites total strength of each company. Verso notes absentees and persons...

GLC02437.10500

Return of persons in actual service in the field commissary military stores department, 6th August 1782

Lists names of men, rank, and remarks.

GLC02437.10507

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the third regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10537

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a regiment of New Hampshire foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by James Carr. Noted as printed in Philadelphia...

GLC02437.10542

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a New Hampshire regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by George Reid. Noted as printed in Philadelphia...

GLC02437.10567

[Account]

Lists transactions between the United States and Samuel Hodgdon by date from 4 August to 4 October 1791. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.10594

to Henry Knox

Appears to pertain to land in Maine and the original proprietors. A note on the second page states General Henry Knox obliges J. Jackson to make inquires into persons' names for taxes.

GLC02437.10606

[Account]

Noted as a copy. A list of claims on the estate of Thomas Flucker. Docket notes the list are debts allowed by the Commissioners of Insolvency against Thomas Flucker's estate. Date taken from docket.

GLC02437.10617

[Note]

Signature is not listed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. Appears to be a note about account information involving Henry Knox and William Duer. Various numbers and notes are noted on docket page. Most likely a draft. Date was added later...

GLC02437.10618

[Financial agreement]

A financial transaction involving Henry Knox, George Meade, and Samuel Hodgdon. Lists drafts and orders accepted by Meade amounting in the sum of $31,136.32. Noted that the drafts and orders were drawn by Knox in favor of Hodgdon. Each party noted...

GLC02437.10622

[List]

Account of orders drawn by John Gleason from 6 December 1797 to 25 May 1798. Various names and dollar amounts are listed. Document possibly has John Gleason's signature but is likely a docket. Date taken from docket.

GLC02437.10626

[Return]

Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered at Fishkill, New York for the month of July 1781. Items listed by type, weight and current condition.

GLC02437.10683

[Roll of inhabitants living near West Point]

Roll for the inhabitants living in and nearby the garrison. People listed by name (33 cited), occupation, length of stay and related remarks. A note at bottom state that 20 of them are sutlers.

GLC02437.10690

A statement of the cannon, mortars, and howitzers at West Point and its dependencies essential to the defence of those places...

Title continues, "... with a computation of ammunition and an exhibition of the quantities on hand and of the deficiencies." Sent to George Washington from Henry Knox, General commanding the artillery. Signed for and docketed for Knox by Samuel Shaw...

GLC02437.10503

[Return of sutlers in garrison at West Point]

Return of sutlers and others in garrison at West Point, not of the army. Lists names, who they were licensed by, who gave them permission to build houses, and their trade or calling. Signed by Captain Andrew Moodie. Two dockets on verso.

GLC02437.10512

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the third regiment of Massachusetts foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by Michael Jackson. Noted as printed in...

GLC02437.10527

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point, New York, commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F...

GLC02437.10531

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point, New York, commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F...

GLC02437.10555

[Return]

Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.

GLC02437.10565

[Return]

Return for troops at West Point, New York. Lists men by rank and current status. Includes a list on the verso of absent officers.

GLC02437.10576

[Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status. Heavily waterstained in areas.

GLC02437.10582

Schedule of requisitions on the several states by the United States Congress assembled

Lists the requisitions and quotas, date, amount paid and balances due by state. Noted as taken from the Register's Office in the Department of the Treasury.

GLC02437.10585

[List]

Account of Henry Knox's and the estate of the late Thomas Flucker. Includes a list of person names and pounds possibly owing through 1794 to 1795. 1806 noted on the docket.

GLC02437.10620

[Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers and nine companies of the regiment of artillery commanded by Colonel Henry Knox]

Includes travel expenses and billeting. Contains information from December 1775 and January 1776.

GLC02437.10655

[Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers and nine companies of the regiment of artillery commanded by Colonel Henry Knox]

Includes travel expenses and billeting. Contains information from December 1775 and January 1776.

GLC02437.10657

[Map of land]

Noted as a copy. Drawn sketch of a plan for the northwestern part of the Waldo Patent located in Maine. Depicts county lines and the northern and western boundaries of the Waldo Patent. Date was added later in pencil.

GLC02437.10666

Birthplace of General Knox.

Engraving of Georgian style house in Boston, Massachusetts, where Henry Knox was born.

GLC02437.10733

The Knox manuscripts:

Title continues, "being the substance of a report made at the annual meeting of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, January 5, 1881, on the arrangement and binding of the manuscripts presented to the Society by the late Rear Admiral Henry...

GLC02437.10737

[Return]

Return for troops at West Point. Lists men by regiment, rank and current status. Date from docket. Noted as a copy in the docket.

GLC02437.10579

[Map of land]

Map of the land by the Penobscot River. Water is drawn with blue watercolor ink. Shows the division of land into different plots.

GLC02437.10593

[Muster roll]

Cosigned by David White. List of "effectives" [soldiers] in Captain Morris's Company of Brigadier General Samuel Waldo's regiment of Foot raised in the Province of Massachusetts Bay for the reduction of Canada.

GLC02437.10636

to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes his first sampling of Mexican food.

GLC09120.158

to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that it is New Years Eve yet he has "no place to go".

GLC09120.163

to Estelle Spero

Diamond provides Estelle with a description of how best to kill one's enemy.

with drawinf in upper left hand corner

GLC09120.164