7 September 1781

Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824

Manuscript document signed

Title: Invoice of Ordnance & Military Stores forwarded to the Southern Army.

Addressed to Richard Frothingham, Esq. The ordnance listed was for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. Hodgdon was the commissary general of military stores. This was Henry Knox's copy, docketed by Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.01168

September 7, 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sebastian Bauman

Knox orders Major Bauman to obtain cannons left in Baltimore by the Marquis de Lafayette, as well as some other ordnance and supplies. They were needed for the "intended operation," referring to the upcoming Siege of Yorktown. Bauman commanded an artillery corps that was a part of Colonel John Lamb's Second Regiment of Continental Artillery and had been recently appointed to his post by Knox.

GLC02437.01169

7 September 1781

O'Hannan, A.B., fl. 1781

Manuscript document

Title: A General return of military Stores State [of] Virginia.

Chart enumerating various types of ordnance held in Irvins Store, Charlottesville, Staunton, New London, Richmond and West Ham. The ordnance was needed for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. O'Hannan's name is signed in a clerical hand.

GLC02437.01171

9 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Board of War and Ordnance

Reports that almost all the stores are embarked at Head of Elk, Maryland. He has not yet received a full account of ordnance sent from Philadelphia from Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores, so he does not know if the Board's directions have been fulfilled. Knox will ensure full compliance. The supplies were needed for the upcoming siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01175

9 September 1781

Parvin, Matthew, fl. 1781

Autograph document signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Prepared by Matthew Parvin, designated as "Cr. M. Stores." "Invoice of Military Stores not Embarked at Elk Landing. Lists quantities of ordnance. Supplies were being embarked at Elk Head, Maryland to support the upcoming siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01176

10 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sebastian Bauman

Discusses obtaining needed supplies, and even though this falls outside the scope of his department Knox asserts that "in these times one must do more than mere duty." He hopes Major Bauman has succeeded and that he has embarked. Knox is sending an artificer officer named Mr. Thorp to obtain some ordnance items from General Mordecai Gist in Baltimore and to join Bauman on the upcoming operation. The items are urgently needed, and Knox has already been disappointed in obtaining them from Philadelphia. Bauman commanded an artillery corps that was a part of Colonel John Lamb's Second…

GLC02437.01178

11 September 1781

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Reports that General Mordecai Gist received permission from Governor of Maryland Thomas S. Lee to take the cannons Knox was seeking. Bauman is attempting to get vessels to transport troops as well as other supplies. Mr. Thorp has arrived and answers to Knox's questions about supplies (see GLC02437.01178) will be forthcoming. Jokes in a post script: "I have but six hands, so assist me in the business you have sent me on!" The Continental Army was preparing for the upcoming siege of Yorktown.

GLC02437.01182

12 September 1781

Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Tells Knox that this letter will be delivered by a Lieutenant Ford, who will also deliver ordnance and information about available ships. Describes his activities fulfilling Knox's orders to obtain ordnance and shipping vessels. Mentions using shot and shells as ballast for a ship with French troops. Indicates that General Mordecai Gist was angry that the gun powder, possibly from Frederick, Maryland, had not arrived yet. Citing financial troubles, Bauman reports that "the people here seem Exceedingly slow in forwarding the Services." Discusses problems with and plans for embarking with…

GLC02437.01183

21 September 1781

Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782

Autograph document signed

Title: Return of all Continental spare ordnance and Military Stores in the field, and the Waggons which contain them.

Chart enumerating various types of ordnance held with three units under the charge of the Marquis de Lafayette. The stores listed "are exclusive of those which Complete the pieces annex'd to the Brigades, with the Park, & in the hands of the men of the Light Infantry." The ordnance was needed for the siege of Yorktown, which began later that month. Jones was a Deputy Field Commissary of Military Stores under Colonel Edward Carrington.

GLC02437.01186

23 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Board of War & Ordnance

Believes that the provisions of shot and shells will be inadequate for the siege of Yorktown. Requests additional ordnance be sent to Head of Elk, Maryland. Asks that Samuel Hodgdon, the commissary general of military stores, be ordered to superintend the transport. Signed twice, once at close of letter and once after postscript.

GLC02437.01188

26 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: Invoice of Ordnance & Stores Shipp'd on board Sundry Vessels at Elk Landing.

The first six pages in Knox's hand enumerate military stores for use in the siege of Yorktown embarked on fifty-three ships at Head of Elk, Maryland. The names of the ships and captains are recorded with marginal annotations, dated 26 September 1781 in the hand of Samuel Shaw, regarding non arrival of some ships. The "Ranger" in noted as presumed lost. The last three pages in the hand of Samuel Shaw are separated from the first six; the two parts are marked with the reference code VII-75 and VII -76, respectively.

GLC02437.01191

29 September 1781

Peters, Richard, fl. 1732-1828

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Orders Knox to send ordnance to General Nathanael Greene, who was "extremely destitute of Musket Ammunition." The Continental Army began to invest the British works for the siege of Yorktown the day before. Peters was the Secretary of the Board of War & Ordnance.

GLC02437.01197

30 September 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Manuscript letter

Title: to Thomas Shild

Orders Shild, captain of the schooner Betsy, to load his vessels with oak planks on the eastern shore of Maryland. Describes the planks as essential supplies for the siege of Yorktown. Authorizes the impressment of materials and procurement of assistance. Written in the hand of Samuel Shaw with a vertical addition in Knox's hand.

GLC02437.01200

30 September 1781

Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810

Autograph document signed

Title: [Receipt for Ordnance for the siege of Yorktown].

Colonel Carrington, on behalf of QMG Colonel Thomas Pickering, acknowledges the receipt of four horses from General Henry Knox which were furnished by Governor of Maryland Thomas S. Lee. The Continental Army began invading Yorktown on 28 September 1781. Signed in duplicate.

GLC02437.01201

May 1776-September 1776

Manuscript document

Title: Account between Doctor [William?] Pollard and Henry Knox

Includes figures related to Pollard's account. Autograph notation in Samuel Shaw's hand.

GLC02437.10007

2 April 1776-28 September 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [Army expenses of various regiments]

Includes clothing expenses of named officers and companies belonging to the regiment of artillery commanded by Henry Knox. Knox's expenses include "1 Regt. Coat for Boy Tom" (possibly an African-American servant).

GLC02437.10009

January 18, 1781

Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Return of Ordnance Stores at Fort Pitt and Fort McIntosh]

Signed by I. Craig, Captain of Artillery to Henry Knox, Brigadier General of Artillery. Lists stores of shells, powder, cartridges, muskets, rifles, swords, etc. Fort Pitt was the site of present day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Fort McIntosh became the town of Beaver, Pennsylvania. Document is one long narrow sheet folded six times.

GLC02437.10018

August 1781

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Plan of encampment at Philipsburg, in Westchester County, New York]

Hand drawn map in Knox's hand, bearing his corrections and additions, of picket lines from Tuckahoe west to the Hudson River at Dobbs Ferry, New York. The Hudson River is referred to as the North River. In 1781, the Dobbs Ferry shoreline was fortified to prevent the British fleet from interdicting American and French supply lines. Docketed by Knox.

GLC02437.10024

September 1776- December 1777

Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794

Autograph document

Title: General Knox in account with [Samuel] Shaw

Lists account information regarding the purchase of a variety of goods: gloves, ducks, potatoes, oats, handkerchiefs, postage for letters, housekeeping, and various other items.

GLC02437.10456

1776

Bradlee, David, 1742-1811

Manuscript document

Title: David Bradlee's accounts

Includes account information between Henry Knox and the artillery officers serving under him. Covers February through April. Includes Ebenezer Stevens, Jotham Horton, Henry Burbeck, and Samuel Shaw, among others. Captains pay Knox for breeches, shalloon (a lightweight fabric), and other items (mostly cloth). Bradlee is sometimes spelled "Bradley" in other records from the era.

GLC02437.10460

17 June 1776

Wheckley, J., fl. 1776

Manuscript document

Title: [Account information for an artillery regiment pertaining to Henry Knox and Thomas Mifflin, Quartermaster General]

Includes payments made in 1775 and 1776 to officers. [Wheckley?] signs for Mifflin.

GLC02437.10462

8 March 1788

Knowles, Charles, ?-1796

Manuscript document

Title: Honble Brig Gen. Henry Knox... his account of cash with Charles Knowles

Knowles signs as paymaster. Includes account information from March-November 1777. Lists expenses and charges, including many charges made to Samuel Shaw.

GLC02437.10476

16 April 1780

Manuscript document

Title: Arrangement of the corps of artillery (regimental & relative rank)

Lists the names, rank, and date of commission of officers in the first, second, third, and fourth battalion in the corps of artillery commanded by Henry Knox. Includes dates of appointment ranging from 1777-1779. Also includes a paragraph noting that these Maryland companies listed in this document were not included in a prior battalion arrangement. Reports that an unspecified legislature (possibly the Maryland Legislature) has not given their consent to incorporation of the Maryland companies in the First Battalion. Relates that the officers can be commissioned according to their present…

GLC02437.10480

1 May 1781

Manuscript document

Title: Return of ordnance and military stores at Fishkill the 1st May 1781

Lists numbers of pound shot, strapped shot, case shot, grape shot, cases, cylinders, copper ladles, worms, pistols, flints, and other ordnance stores.

GLC02437.10487

July 1781

Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819

Document signed

Title: Return of ordnance and military stores received, delivered, and on hand in the month of June and July 1781.

Lists brass ordnance, case shot, fuzes, and other ordnance items. Indicates the amount of items last return, the amount received since last return, the total, the amount delivered since last return, and the number on hand. Signed by Frothingham as field commissary of military stores.

GLC02437.10492