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13 February 1783
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
[Provisions for men of Thomas Patten's Company]
Lists men by platoon with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.01914
Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783
[Return for prisoners]
Lists men with issued rations. Countersigned by Richard Douglas and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Andrews on the verso. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01915
[Provision return for Capt Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer on verso.
GLC02437.01916
14 February 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Order for provisions]
Request for twenty pounds of beef on behalf of General Knox. Includes an endorsement signed by Samuel [Hubbard].
GLC02437.01919
15 February 1783
Banks, John, fl. 1783
[Army Rations issued to Prisoners and Detachment]
Request for a week's worth of provisions for men in the Invalides Core. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Joseph Freeman.
GLC02437.01923
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Provision return]
Request for provisions for a man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso, signed with an illegible signature. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01927
16 February 1783
Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by a Captain Hopkins and by John Doughty, with an endorsement signed by Samuel Ackley. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01930
18 February 1783
[Return for an Army Prisoner]
Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by John Hutchinson Buell and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Eleazer Cutter.
GLC02437.01934
20 February 1783
[Return for army prisoners]
Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Countersigned by an E. Hopkins and John Doughty with a note from Samuel Ackley. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01936
21 February 1783
Strachan, William, 1752-1798
to Henry Knox
Discusses the condition of beef and states that "I think it not fit to be Issued to the Troops."
GLC02437.01941
22 February 1783
[Army rations issued to two masons]
Noted as a provision return for two Masons; at West Point, New York. Right edge is missing causing text loss. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso. Signature is missing due to missing right edge.
GLC02437.01944
25 February 1783
[Provision return of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.01951
Craig, Isaac, 1742-1826
[Return of Detachment of the Pennsylvania Artillery]
Lists men by rank. Noted as written at Fort Pitt, which is present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
GLC02437.01953
26 February 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
to Ephraim Fenno
Informing Captain Lieutenant Fenno that General Henry Knox is sending them a lock and key for the magazine to prevent further loss of goods and theft. Also notes that Knox would like a return of all of the stores as well, to keep track of what they...
GLC02437.01955
Callender, John, fl. 1747-1797
[Report of the Artillery at Fort Clinton]
Informs Knox that he has "[e]xamined the Artillery at Fort Clinton Park & .c .c found them in good Order, Except one Morter one Howitzer ..."
GLC02437.01956
24 February 1783
[Provision return for Bargemen]
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, and with an endorsement on verso signed by [Marghit Keyes].
GLC02437.01962
1 March 1783
[Provisions of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artillery]
GLC02437.01965
[Request for rations]
Request for a week's worth of provisions for a man of the Core of the Invalides. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed (with an X) by Joseph Freeman.
GLC02437.01968
8 March 1783
[Extra issues of Rations]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01969
3 March 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Benjamin Lincoln
Discusses the conditions of the artillery, carriages and wagons. States they need to be cleaned, repaired and repainted before being stored in a proposed arsenal.
GLC02437.01973
Discusses anxiety within the Army and a mission of General Alexander McDougall, possibly in connection to a petition of Congress for payment for the enlisted men. States that " ... if they [the army] should be disbanded previous to a settlement...
GLC02437.01974
Praises the artificers and men of the artillery for their work throughout the war and discusses their sentiments in regards to commissions and pay, which they feel is unfair under the current system.
GLC02437.01976
[An estimate of paint & oil]
Estimates the amount of paint and oil for the ordnance department and lists the different types and colors needed. Body of text is written in Knox's hand. Closing and Knox's signature is written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.01978
4 March 1783
[Instructions on how to run a Court martial]
Outlines rules and regulations on how to run a fair and just Court Martial. Includes a precept stating "No quotations from law authorities to be admitted in a court martial, as they would tend to involve the proceedings in endless perplexities &...
GLC02437.01982
5 March 1783
[Provision ration of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artificers]
Lists men by regiment, company and occupation with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.01983
[Army prisoner rations]
Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and John (illegible surname) with a note from Josiah D. Child. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01984
[Request for extra rations]
Request for a week's worth of provisions. Includes a note on the verso from a Paul [Ramsey ?].
GLC02437.01985
6 March 1783
Return for one man. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Hubbard [Burrows ?].
GLC02437.01986
7 March 1783
Provision return for a mason. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.01988
[Extra officers rations]
Request for a week's worth of provisions. Signed by a John K. (rest of the surname is illegible), countersigned by Samuel Shaw and includes a note on the verso from Joseph Banks.
GLC02437.01990
March 8, 1783 circa
[Order for extra rations]
Order asking for the issue of provisions for 2 days for 1 corporal and 8 men belonging to Commandant(?) Baige. A total of 18 rations were issued from 9 March to 11 March. Has several signatures approving the rations, Jonathan Lillie an aide-de-camp...
GLC02437.01992
11 March 1783
[Extra rations for Major Sauvant]
Requests six days of rations for Major Sauvant, a member of the sappers and engineers. Signed by Captain Joseph C. Dellezenn and countersigned by Major General Knox's aide-de-camp, Major Samuel Shaw. A note made by Shaw says the rations are "To be...
GLC02437.01997
[Rations for Major Wellfranche]
Document requesting six days of rations for Major Wellfrache [possibly meaning Villefranche]. Signed by Captain Joseph C. Dellezenn and countersigned by Major General Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, Samuel Shaw. Note by Shaw says these rations are "to be...
GLC02437.01998
14 March 1783
[Army rations for one artificer]
Provision return for one man of the artillery artificers. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Includes a note on verso with an illegible signature.
GLC02437.02003
15 March 1783
Wills, E., fl. 1783
to John Doughty
Wills, captain commanding Invalids on Constitution Island, discusses furloughs for men in his company. Written at Constitution Island.
GLC02437.02004
17 March 1783
Dellezenne, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Request for provisions]
Requests six days' provisions for a servant. Signed by Joseph C. [Dellezenne]. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Paul Barney on verso, signed with his mark.
GLC02437.02012
Copeland, Asa, fl. 1781-1783
to Mr. Forsyth
Countersigned by Henry Knox's aide, John Lillie. Request for ten days' worth of provisions for a man from the Invalid Corps. Includes a note on verso signed with Joseph Freeman's mark.
GLC02437.02013
[Return of provisions]
Provision return for one mason. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw. Contains a note on verso signed by Jacob Gillet.
GLC02437.02014
circa March 24, 1783
[Provision return for Captain Thomas Patten's company]
Return for rations of Captain Thomas Patten's Company of Artillery Artificers belonging to the Ordnance Department. 65 sergeants and privates received 1 1/2 rations per day from 21 March to 24 March for a total of 407 rations delivered (this included...
GLC02437.02016
23 March 1783
Informs Captain Fenno that Captain George Fleming will be relieving him and his company from their post at Verplanck's Point.
GLC02437.02022
24 March 1783
Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807
Considerations on Military Punishments
Discusses his views on military punishment, which are quite moderate as well as how other countries maintain control and discipline in their own military. Also lists suggestions on proper punishments for offenses. The closing page is in Nicola's...
GLC02437.02027
25 March 1783
[Provision return for Captain Patten]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, with a note from George Groom.
GLC02437.02030
29 March 1783
Request for three days' worth of provisions for two watermen. Creator signature illegible. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Robert Matthews. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.02038
30 March 1783
[Return for one army prisoner]
Countersigned by Captain David Judson and Samuel Shaw with a note on the verso from a Isaac Robert. Includes regiment and rations issued.
GLC02437.02041
Batten, Thomas, fl. 1783
Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note on the verso from John Warner. Lists men by company with issued rations.
GLC02437.02042
12 November 1863
Goold, James, 1842-?
to Johny
Writes to his brother that part of his division has been engaged in a skirmish at Rappahannock station, and lost four men. Notes that "the second brigade of our division has the credit of helping take the forts near the river..." Informs his brother...
GLC03523.05.19
29 February 1864
to Abby Goold
Answers his mother's question about how many men guard a train at one time by stating "it depends on the number of trains, sometimes we only guard one train a day, and from that to six, generally three or four each train takes thirty men; the 11th...
GLC03523.05.21
5 January 1862
Henry, Josiah E., 1840-?
to John and Sophia Henry
Henry write to his parents from Camp Griffin. Informs them that he sent them a letter "...with my minature and a dollar in gold..." Reports he was on picket duty. States many men have shot their thumbs off.
GLC03523.07.04
25 January 1862
to Angeline Henry
Henry write to his sister from Camp Griffin. Reports they will move on to Manassas, Virginia, any day carrying tents and knapsacks. States the constant rain and mud affects their ability to drill.
GLC03523.07.05
1 February 1862
to Sophia Henry
Henry writes to his mother from Camp Griffin. Reports that he sent five dollars to her. States there is not much to do other than guard and picket duty. Comments he weighs 156 pounds and many men are sick. Explains that they won't move on to Manassas...
GLC03523.07.06
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