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10 September 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
[Request for goods]
Request for twenty pounds of beef for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02488
Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816
to Silas Holmes
Asks for information about the treatment of prisoners at a hospital "at flat bush on Long Island." Has heard that Holmes was a prisoner of the British army and while held as a prisoner worked under Dr. Bayley. Wonders about Dr. Bayley's treatment...
GLC02437.02489
11 September 1783
Sherburne, Benjamin, fl. 1777-1783
[Provision return]
Return of men women and children going home after being held in captivity. Lists 22 names and respective places of residence. Endorsement signed by John Bowles.
GLC02437.02492
12 September 1783
Request for two quarts of rum for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Christopher Smith.
GLC02437.02495
Request for half a bushel of salt for Henry Knox and his family. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell, with the docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02497
Barber, Nathaniel, Jr., 1728-1787
[Request for provisions]
Request for provisions for men in a barge crew. Countersigned by Isaac Smith.
GLC02437.02500
[Request for rations]
Request for rations for two men of the New Hampshire corps, who have been discharged. Addressed to Mr. [Robert] Bell and Mr. Forbes, with Bell's name struck. Docket signed by Josiah Eastman.
GLC02437.02501
Request for rations for Stephen Collins of the 4th Massachusetts regimen, who has discharged from the hospital. Countersigned by Mr. [Robert Bell] with the docket signed by Collins.
GLC02437.02503
13 September 1783
Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846
to Henry Knox
Letter of introduction for a Mr. Darby from England, who is touring the country and would like to visit West Point.
GLC02437.02505
14 September 1783
Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783
Provision return for nine men returned from captivity in Canada. Signed by Captain Tearse of the 2nd Company of the New York State Battalion. Tearse was the commander at Albany. Notes that nine men recently returned from captivity in Canada and on...
GLC02437.02514
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