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11 October 1783
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
[Return of clothing for the Corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists clothing items by type and includes vests, boots and wool overcoats.
GLC02437.02641
Nelson, Henry, 1754-1805
[Return of clothing for the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment]
Lists companies, number of non-commissioned officers and privates, as well as clothing items such as coats, brushes, hose and shorts.
GLC02437.02642
[Weekly return of an artillery corps]
Lists men by status and rank.
GLC02437.02643
12 October 1783
Blake, Thomas, fl. 1776-1783
[Return of clothing wanting in the New Hampshire Battalion]
Lists clothing items by type, including coats, shorts, hose, and hats with amounts. Countersigned by Major James Carr.
GLC02437.02644
1795 circa
[Lands subscibed for in Warren 1788]
List includes deeds granted and the number of acres for various town in Maine ranging from 1788 to 1795. A number of the deeds were permitted to George Ulmer, Esq. Title take from the title of the document.
GLC02437.09211
29 April 1773
Dyer, Samuel, fl. 1772-1773
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Samuel Dyer]
Account information pertains to 1772. Apparently signed on verso by Dyer 29 April 1773. Flucker hired Dyer to complete various tasks, including mending a desk, building a woodhouse, and mending pipe.
GLC02437.09471
August- December 1772
[Account information related to Thomas Flucker]
Lists payment made by Flucker to [?] Salisbury for items such as nails, stock, and hinges.
GLC02437.09472
26 December 1772
May, & Williams, fl. 1772
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to May & Williams]
Account information pertains to 1772. Flucker ordered wood products from May & Williams, such as shingles, oak, planks, and pine. Note on verso states that Flucker paid the balance in full for the estate of the late Isaac Gridley.
GLC02437.10433
September 1783
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
[Abstract]
Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.
GLC02437.10536
19 June 1861
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Father
Writes from Camp Wayne telling his father that they were recamped at "West Chester," about thirty miles outside of Philadelphia. Asks him to send his letters to, "Camp Wayne, West Chester, in care of Capt. Martins..." Reports that one of the men on...
GLC03523.08.01
This letter appears to be a rewritten version of the first letter, GLC03523.08.01, which was sent to his father.
GLC03523.08.02
23 June 1861
Writes from Camp Wayne. Remarks that he likes it more than Camp Curtin, but speculates that he will be sent back to Camp Wayne next week. Asks about Martha, possibly his sister, inquiring if she is feeling any better. Tells him that he got his "white...
GLC03523.08.03
7 July 1861
to Sister
Writes from Camp Wayne, communicating that he is glad she is feeling better. Reports that he got his fatigue suit. Expresses concern that he does not know when he will get his furlough, as three boys have recently gotten sick and will get a furlough...
GLC03523.08.04
16 July 1861
Writes to his sister, telling her that he hopes to come home next week. Communicates that if he gets paid this week, he will give Billy, possibly their brother, a dollar for his drum. Letter written on stationery with small image of soldier holding...
GLC03523.08.05
17 July 1861
to Benjamen H. Tyre
Reports from Camp Wayne to his cousin. Indicates he is now in the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Reserve Corps, commanded by Colonel Harvey. Asks if Benjamen would come for a visit, telling him that the fare is 65 cents each way. Suggests that his...
GLC03523.08.06
19 July 1861
Reports that the troops are preparing to leave their camp, mentioning that they may go to Washington D.C. to be mustered into the United States service. Describes the marching band that is playing and speculates that the band will go with them...
GLC03523.08.07
20 July 1861
Relays that they are still at Camp Wayne, but will be leaving for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to pick up rifles and then will go to Washington, D.C. Comments on how they are having "easy times." Reports that they had a "volunteer killed here by the...
GLC03523.08.08
26 July 1861
Writes about their journey from Camp Wayne to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and into Maryland, where they are now. Comments on Baltimore having "some very nice buildings" and a "kind of mixed race of people, some union & some secessionist." Reports that...
GLC03523.08.09
30 July 1861
Writes from Camp Harvey, which is five miles outside of the capital, located on a farm owned by a secessionist. Informs his father that when they took the oath in the army, there was contention from all the soldiers because they had not been paid...
GLC03523.08.10
1 August 1861
Reports from Camp Harvey that he is well, and is working under General George McClellan's division. Describes many of the various regiments they are encamped near, reporting that there are over 35,000 soldiers around Washington D.C. Writes to his...
GLC03523.08.11
7 August 1861
Writes from Georgetown Heights, reporting that they moved from Camp Harvey and are now stationed about four miles outside of Washington. Comments that they have all received a large peck of peaches, which he is very happy about. Informs her that a...
GLC03523.08.12
14 August 1861
Writes from Georgetown Heights, enclosing money, which he would like his father to keep at home for him. Reports that he has come off picket and they are fortifying the roads. Comments on how they are expecting an enemy attack in Washington, but "if...
GLC03523.08.13
13 October 1783
Morrill, Amos, 1742-1810
[Report]
Reports himself as an agent "in the Settlement of the Accounts of the New Hampshire Line ... "
GLC02437.02646
Foster, Jonathan, fl. 1783
[Receipt of rations]
Issues 66 packages of rations for the New Jersey and New York lines. Includes a note on the verso from Moses Scott in Brunswick, issuing six days' worth of provisions for eleven men in the Massachusetts line.
GLC02437.02647
Wright, J., fl. 1783
[Provision return]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso signed by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02648
14 October 1783
Egleston, Azariah, 1757-1822
[Return of clothing for the first regiment of Massachusetts]
Lists number of men with articles of clothing and amounts. Countersigned by J. Pettingill, most likely Major Joseph Pettengill.
GLC02437.02650
14-23 October 1783
Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783
[Court of Inquiry held at Albany concerning the trial of Lieutenant Wheaton]
First portion lists charges against Lieutenant Joseph Wheaton. Second portion is a transcript of Samuel Johnson's testimony, given before the court. Third part lists other witnesses who appeared before the court with a brief synopsis of their...
GLC02437.02652
15 October 1783
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
[Report of the late Captain Thomas Patten]
Report of Patten of the Artillery Artificers. Noted on the verso as written "To the Fort Major."
GLC02437.02661
16 October 1783
Fogg, Jeremiah, 1749-1808
[Garrison orders]
Reporting himself as "last Paymaster to the 2nd New Hamp: Regt - detained by His Excellency's orders for the Settlement of Accts - residing at Newburgh."
GLC02437.02664
Gibbs, Caleb, fl. 1748-1818
[Appointment for Lieutenant Storer as an agent]
Certifies that Storer [Ebenezer Storer], "late pay Master to the 2d regt. of Massachusetts has been appointed & still continues to the Duty of Agent for said Regiment."
GLC02437.02665
Hinkley, Ichabod, 1735-1807
[Return of paymasters]
Return of the Connecticut Line Paymasters who are settling the accounts of their regiments. Countersigned by John Sherman, Charles Fanning and Nathan Beers, all Paymasters.
GLC02437.02667
17 October 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Recommendation for a furlough]
Three parts. First part is a request for a furlough on behalf of Ensign Lyman, and is signed by Caleb Gibbs. Second part gives permission for the furlough, and is signed by Henry Jackson. The last part, written and signed by Knox, confirms the...
GLC02437.02672
Weekly return of the Corps [of] Sappers and Miners
Lists men by status.Written at Constitution Island
GLC02437.02674
18 October 1783
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
[Return of the paymaster & regimental agents]
Lists men whose regiments have been disbanded. Lists men by name, rank, office, regiment and place of residence. Docketed by Pickering on verso.
GLC02437.02675
19 October 1783
Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783
[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates in the New Hampshire Battalion]
Lists men by rank and the month in which their terms of service will expire. Countersigned by George Reid.
GLC02437.02682
Stafford, John R., ?-1812
[Return of the non commissioned officers and privates]
Lists number of men by rank. Countersigned by H. Maxwell.
GLC02437.02683
Lists number of men by rank.
GLC02437.02684
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Return of men agreeable to the garrison order of the 18th October 1783
Mentions one man whose term of service expires in December of 1783.
GLC02437.02686
20 October 1783
Greenman, Jeremiah, 1758-1828
[Extract from Lieutenant Wheaton's orders]
Discusses how poorly dressed the soldiers are in preparation for a parade. Marked as a "true Coppy."
GLC02437.02690
Lists rations issued and the amount of days they are for. Noted as received on verso.
GLC02437.02694
24 October 1783
Grant, Edward, fl. 1783-1789
to Henry Knox
Discusses the unnecessary need for an inspector to come by and inspect the beef, since "this is a season in which there is very little or no bad Beef to be purchased in the Country; & Mr. [Oliver] Phelps, the Beef Contractor has determined to get...
GLC02437.02707
26 October 1783
Tupper, Anselm, 1763-1808
List of the names of the men discharged from the 20th Massachusetts Regiment
Lists names of men by rank.
GLC02437.02710
Benson, Joshua, fl. 1775-1783
[Request for provisions]
Request for one day's worth of provisions for four prisoners. Countersigned by John Lillie.
GLC02437.02711
27 October 1783
Alden, J., fl. 1783
Provision return for five prisoners of the 4th Massachusetts Regiment.
GLC02437.02715
28 October 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
Provision return for five prisoners of the 4th Massachusetts regiment. Lists men by company and rations issued.
GLC02437.02720
29 October 1783
[Certificate for Major Stephen Rochefontaine]
Certifies Major Stephen Rochefontaine as a member of the Corps of Engineers. Noted as a copy on the docket.
GLC02437.02721
30 October 1783
Rochefontaine, Stephen, 1755-1814
[Recommendation]
Recommends two men to General Henry Knox as they still have several more months of service left. Signed by Rochefontaine as Major of Engineers, bearing an approval countersignature of Villefranche, Lt. Col. of Engineers.
GLC02437.02729
1 October 1783
Brown, Zephaniah, 1739-1810
Return of provisions for Baron von Steuben's steward. Lists items such as soap, salt and vinegar. Date from docket. Includes a note of receipt on the verso signed by Sergeant Samuel Cranston.
GLC02437.02731
[Provision return for the Rhode Island Battalion]
Provision return of rations for a carpenter in the Rhode Island Battalion. Date from docket. Includes a note of receipt on the verso signed by Samuel Cranston.
GLC02437.02733
31 October 1783
[Army rations issued to detachments]
Requests for ten days' worth of provisions for four men in the 4th Massachusetts regiment. Note of receipt on the verso signed by a Mr. Ford (first name is illegible).
GLC02437.02736
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