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to W. S. Smith

Praises a Doctor Bayley for his humanitarian effort and attitude toward the sick and wounded in his care. Noted as a retained copy and on the verso as "No. 2".

GLC02437.02582

[Resolves respecting the Army]

List of resolves respecting the issuing of commissions, rank and promotions. Signed "B. Lincoln" by a secretary for General Lincoln.

GLC02437.02591

Return of clothing wanted in the Connecticut Regiment

Lists items by type and amount. Includes hats, shirts, and blankets.

GLC02437.02634

[Report regarding a new agent for the 1st Connecticut Regiment]

Reports that "The Subscriber is now residing at Mandevillls home, and is employed in filling the Cloathing and pay-Accts of the late, first Connt. Regiment." Noted as written at Mandevills.

GLC02437.02666

to Henry Knox

Major Colerus seeks to obtain four months pay for his service in 1776 and 1777. Notes that his wife has died, and "with her all my Happiness is Vanished."

GLC02437.02997

to Henry Knox

Noted as a copy of GLC02437.02998. Mifflin, President of Congress, encloses an Act of Congress directing Knox to ascertain from the British Commander in Chief of North America precisely when the British will leave their posts within the boundaries of...

GLC02437.02999

to Thomas Mifflin and Congress

Responds to a letter from Thomas Mifflin, President of Congress, requesting Knox to engage in correspondence with the Commander of British forces in North America, likely referring to Frederick Haldimand. Mifflin had requested Knox to inquire when...

GLC02437.03003

[Resolution and order regarding sending an officer to Canada to negotiate the withdrawal of British troops from the United States]

Signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Includes a resolution from 24 May 1784 that "Congress approve of the proposition of Major General Knox to send a field officer into Canada for the purpose of ascertaining... the time when the posts...

GLC02437.03005

[Congressional resolution regarding the discharge of troops]

Signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress. This resolution indicates the number of troops to be discharged at West Point, New York and Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania. Stipulates that no officer above the rank of captain will remain in service....

GLC02437.03009

[Congressional resolution establishing the salary for the Secretary at War with Henry Knox's appointment as Secretary at War]

Signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Contains two separate sections. In the first, dated 4 March 1785, Congress resolves that the salary for the Secretary at War will be 2,450 dollars per year. The second part, signed by Thomson 8...

GLC02437.03103

to Jeremiah Wadsworth

Replies to a letter from Wadsworth (GLC02437.03101), in which Wadsworth informed Knox of his likely appointment as Secretary at War. Knox had heard that he might receive this appointment, but is disappointed by the low salary. Comments on his...

GLC02437.03107

[Congressional resolutions]

Copy, in the hand of War Department secretary Robert Pemberton, of three Congressional resolutions. The first resolution, dated 24 August, is based on the report of a committee to whom were referred two letters on the Moravian Indians, one of which...

GLC02437.03296

[Resolution]

Copy of a Massachusetts state resolution concerning money matters for raising "six hundred and sixty men as ordered by the aforesaid resolve, and for the pay[,] cloathing, & subsistence of the said men: Provided that the said sum shall not exceed...

GLC02437.03484

to Henry Knox

Transmits statements of monies received (not included) on an account related to Colonel Humphrey's regiment. Asks Knox to direct him as to how to close the account.

GLC02437.03561

[Financial settlement]

Marked "copy." Written from several locations. In a letter written from Worcester Shire, England, Thomas Compson asks his brother Joseph to pay Samuel Ogden a sum of money due Ogden from a debt owed by their father. The next letter, dated 13...

GLC02437.04110

to Henry Knox

Asks Knox whether there are job openings in the region in which he lives. Docket states that Knox replied on 30 May, and there is no copy.

GLC02437.04215

to Henry Knox

Writes to ask for employment under Knox. Emphasizes that he must support an aging mother and three sisters. Explains the financial misfortunes of himself and his family. Mentions several of the others he has contacted on the subject, including...

GLC02437.04325

to Henry Knox

Received his last letter. Writes that he did not expect to receive a position under Knox immediately, as he knew Knox's office was fully staffed, but hoped Knox would favor him should any opening present itself.

GLC02437.04327

to Henry Knox

Discusses various business agreements she enclosed (not present) relating to powers of attorney. Pertains to the Ohio Company. Also discusses her son's travels to India with a Captain Sarly. Sarly highly praised her son's service.

GLC02437.05500

to Henry Knox

Asks Knox to deliver an enclosed letter (not present) to Mr. Kean respecting payment to the Ohio Company. Talks about mutual acquaintances. Mentions seeing John Jay, "I had the pleasure to see Chief Justice Jay on his Rout thro' this Place: the...

GLC02437.05541

to Henry Knox

Encloses a letter for Major Sargent. Asks Knox to deliver it. The letter asks Sargent to convey to her a deed for the lands she purchased through the Ohio Company. Sargent was holding her land in trust, which the company's directors did for "all...

GLC02437.06044

to Nathaniel Colesworthy

Discusses the power of attorney and a plot of land of about 100 acres.

GLC02437.06580

to Henry Knox

Writes to remind Knox of a discussion they previously had regarding lime McCombs wanted to buy from Knox and have delivered to the eastern end of Long Island. Relates that they were unable to work out the logistics of the purchase, but would like to...

GLC02437.06665

to Henry Knox

Discusses bills.

GLC02437.07153

to unknown

Noted as a copy. Discusses the lots, boundaries, and legal issues involving the settlers in Bangor, Maine. Encloses (not included) a plan for Bangor, Main that shows the settlers lots before 17 February, 1798 along with a list of names of the...

GLC02437.07714

to Enoch Titcomb

Recommends the bearer, a Nathan[iel] C. Little, for the position of Justice of the Peace in Bangor, Maine.

GLC02437.07920

[Resolution]

Resolves regarding admission to the public audience at Congress scheduled for "Tuesday next" (February 26). In the hand of Congressional clerk Roger Alden. The event was the formal introduction of the new minister from France, the Comte de Moustier.

GLC02437.08104

[Draft]

Complete draft of Knox's cover letter to his December 14, 1792 report to the U.S. House of Representatives on invalid pension claims (printed in U.S. State Papers, Claims v.1, pp. 56-57.) Docket, in Knox's hand, reads: "This is to be copied out a...

GLC02437.08234

[Invoice of goods]

List of items sold to Mrs. Lucy Knox. Items mainly consist of stationery, including ink, quills, nubs and paper. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.

GLC02437.08312

[Notes]

Titled "details of the different guards & fatigue kept by the 2d. Connect. Regt." Locations are in the West Point area. Probably related to GLC02437.01559, .01577 and .01578.

GLC02437.08356

[Note]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for £2, 17s. for rector fees and other items.

GLC02437.08624

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Stephen Savage]

Captain Patten recommends Savage for a twenty-five day leave of absence to visit his family. Directs his recommendation to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09613

to the Congress of the United States.

Noted as a copy. A memorial for Michael Jackson to receive a Brigadier General's salary or of equal value for his service to his counrty and for the wounds he recieved while fighting in the [Revolutionary] War.

GLC02437.09811

[Officers' grievances, to be presented to Congress]

"The Officers of the Army, in Behalf of themselves and the Soldiery, beg leave, in plain & respectful language, to lay a State of their Circumstances and Grievances before Congress." The writer claims that the Government has not upheld its end of...

GLC02437.10073

To the United States in Congress assembled, the address and petition of the officers of their Army, most humbly sheweth,

Written by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Last page contains text written in another hand. Appears to be a draft of Knox's petition to Congress on behalf of the Massachusetts officers, regarding their grievances. Similar to GLC02437.10074. Closes with...

GLC02437.10077

[Statement related to the Waldo or Muscongus Patent]

Duplicate of GLC02437.10322. Written on fragile, transparent paper.

GLC02437.10324

Schedule of requisitions on the several states by the United States in 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.

GLC02437.10584

to Peter DeWitt re: slave trade

Robert Livingston, Jr. describes the multiple deaths of enslaved people on a trading vessel, and expresses disappointment at the financial loss.

GLC03107.04449

to Peter DeWitt re: trade

Robert, Jr. discusses the various goods he would like to trade, as well as the current market prices of these goods.

GLC03107.04450

to Peter DeWitt re: orders for trade

John Livingston asks DeWitt to sell the remainder of his enslaved people, and also orders some cattle and pigs. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04451

to Peter DeWitt re: trade and settlement of accounts [fragment]

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04452

to Peter DeWitt re: trade

Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04453

to Peter DeWitt re: conveyance of rents

Williams writes to explain the rents he is sending to DeWitt.

GLC03107.04454

to Peter DeWitt re: receipt of payments

Stevenson acknowledges receipt of some payments, and also orders a shipment of butter.

GLC03107.04455

to Dirck Van Veghten re: trade

GLC03107.04456

to Henry Livingston [(?)] re: rent agreement of Michiel Stoppelbeen

The note states that Michiel Stoppelbeen has taken a parcel of land, and notes the rent that he will pay. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.04457

Grant of power of attorney to Peter Van Brugh Livingston

The document, written and signed by the notary public of London, states that Edward Spear has named Peter Van Brugh Livingston as his attorney. Livingston is therefore expected to retrieve outstanding debts from James Wallace on behalf of Edward...

GLC03107.04458

Receipt of payment from James Wallace

Peter Van Brugh Livingston acknowledged receipt from James Wallace of a payment due to Edward Spear.

GLC03107.04459

Journal of J[ohn] Livingston's journey from Albany to Boston

The journal gives a daily account of the journey to Boston, including the distance traveled, and where they lodged every night.

GLC03107.04460

to Samuel Vetch re: closer correspondence

John Livingston writes that he agrees with Vetch's sentiments, and would like to enter into a closer correspondence.

GLC03107.04461