26 March 1800

Kingsbury, Phineas, fl. 1800

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Certificate]

Certifies something concerning payment for roads in 1799. Mentions a William McGlathery. Noted as written at Frankfort, state unknown.

GLC02437.08763

22 March 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Bill of exchange]

Bill of exchange to pay Martha Street $200. Noted as written at Norfolk, state unknown.

GLC02437.08765

30 April 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

Lists transactions between Henry Knox and Jonathan Eames by date. Date from docket.

GLC02437.08767

19 May 1800

McGlathery, William, fl. 1800-1801

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Taxes]

List for taxation.

GLC02437.08768

5 July 1800

Stubbs, James, fl. 1800

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Note]

Lists taxes collected for the year 1799. Noted as written in Frankfort, state unknown.

GLC02437.08769

18 July 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Expenses]

List of the expenses incurred by Henry Ware on behalf of Henry Knox's nephew, Thomas Flucker. Items include cloth, clothing, shoes, room and board, and others.

GLC02437.08770

10 September 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Notes Henry Knox's receipt of cord, boards and timber from a Captain Libby, possibly Hatevil Libby.

GLC02437.08771

10 September 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt]

Note of receipt stating that Henry Knox has received various items, mostly relating to lumber and cord, from Captain Libby.

GLC02437.08774

25-30 October 1800

Jackson, Jonathon, 1743-1810

Manuscript document

Title: [Notes]

Notes concerning timber and fortifications of Fort Independence and Castle Island. Noted as a copy and includes two notes dated 30 October from Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08775

9-10 October 1800

Jackson, Jonathon, 1743-1810

Manuscript document

Title: [Fortifications]

Notes on the fortifications, particularly regarding building material. Includes a note of certification and receipt, both from Henry Knox. The note of receipt is dated 10 October.

GLC02437.08776

4 November 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and Edmund Horton, starting from 1799.

GLC02437.08777

4 November 1800

Manuscript document

Title: [Account]

List of transactions between Henry Knox and the firm Horton & Greaves starting 17 May to 15 June. Most are related to building materials such as wood and brickyards.

GLC02437.08778

29 November 1800

Waters, J., fl. 1800

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Receipt]

Receipt of a surety and promise for payment from Henry Knox, Benjamin Lincoln and Henry Jackson, whom also signed the document, though their signatures have been struck.

GLC02437.08781

17 December 1800

Gleason, John, fl. 1796-1811

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Account]

Lists transactions between John Eames and Henry Knox regarding finances starting from July 1799 to December 1800.

GLC02437.08783

5 January 1801

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph document

Title: [Notes]

Notes regarding land finances. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08785

11 March 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter

Title: to George Weedon

Discusses waiting for news of a peace treaty to end the American Revolution. Indicates that no major breakdowns in negotiations are anticipated. The British desire "a kind of naturalization for their merchants" and free trade to their islands in the West Indies, which is likely to be conceded. A note on the verso states that he will relay the official communication as soon as it arrives.

GLC06491.01

18 March 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Weedon and William Fitzhugh

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a dispatch from Henry Laurens, one the American delegates working on the treaty, that "conveys...the design of the court of London...to disconnect belligerent Powers" and that "the spirit of the Nation is high for the prosecution of the War agt. France." Laurens recommends that the United States "adhere religiously to our engagements with France." Also encloses (not included) and discusses newspapers with pertinent information.

GLC06491.02

1 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Weedon

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses the possibility of a separate peace being brokered that does not include France. Also discusses the insincerity of some British protestations (revealed in the Robert Livingston - Guy Carleton correspondence) supposedly meant to curb blood shed, "which has disgraced the British Councils thought this war." Comments on the British in New York.

GLC06491.03

11 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Weedon

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Announces the arrival of an officer in New York with a "Proclamation from the King of Great Britain." Also notes the arrival of vessels from France with dispatches from the American ministers negotiating peace. Indicates that Congress will declare an end to hostilities on the day this letter was written. Discusses opposition and reluctant acceptance of American Independence in Parliament.

GLC06491.04

29 April 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Weedon

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Sends a newspaper (not included) with "a very interesting debate in the House of Commons." Also mentions the Robert Livingston-Guy Carleton correspondence, as it relates to executing the provisional peace treaty's call for the British evacuation of New York. Explains the need to be prudent about keeping up American defenses. A post script indicates he misplaced a letter from Weedon from which he was to send an extract from to another person.

GLC06491.05

20 September 1783

Mercer, John F., 1759-1821

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Weedon

Relays information related to the negotiation of the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. Discusses a letter he sent to William Fitzhugh, which was "to be considered in a great measure a joint one." Notes that France has assured the United States that the definitive treaty will not be signed without the Americans, in addition to hinting that "our own facility is running with the British Commerce." Alleges that "we have reason to apprehend that not only great Britain but all the other European Powers, even our friends will pursue the object of deriving advantages from our commerce…

GLC06491.06

June 1786

Stebbins, Gideon, 1739-1829

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay roll for Captain Stebbins militia company for service suppressing Shay's Rebellion]

Lists the men and indicates that they helped suppress "the Mob at Northampton."

GLC01412.10.02

September 1786

Stebbins, Gideon, 1739-1829

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Pay roll for Captain Stebbins militia company for service suppressing Shay's Rebellion]

Lists the men and indicates that they served under General William Shepard "in defense of the Supreem Judicial Coart at Springfield."

GLC01412.10.03

1 January 1784

Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Appointment of Commissioners for Augusta County, Virginia]

Harrison, Governor of Virginia, appoints Commissioners "for the purpose of trying, condemning and executing, or otherwise punishing and acquitting, any slave committing a capital crime within the said County..." Appoints James Powell Cocke, John Givens, John [Tatespin?], and Charles Cameron [spelled Cammeron] as Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer for the trial of slaves in Augusta County. Affixed to a cardboard page.

GLC08884

22 November 1785

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to George Washington

Writes to Washington on a variety of subjects. Mentions that he had hoped to visit him at Mount Vernon, but now does not think that is possible. Discusses placement of six companies on the Ohio River, by Forts McIntosh and Pitt; declares that they will have to post them there for the winter. Comments on the negotiations with Indian tribes and the treaties they are trying to create. Also discusses the New York chapter of the "Society," referring to the Society of the Cincinnati. Reports that he and his wife send their love to Mrs. Washington.

GLC02437.03220