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November 1783
Merlet, H., fl. 1783
[List of Canadian refugees drawing provision at Newburgh and West Point]
Lists men by military denomination, number of men in each denomination and rations issued. Countersigned by John Lillie.
GLC02437.02812
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Certificate for Richard Frothingham]
Certifies that Richard Frothingham served as the field commissary of military stores under Knox. Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide de camp.
GLC02437.02813
6 December 1783
Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801
[Provision return for artificers in the 3rd Massachusetts regiment]
Lists men by company with issued rations.
GLC02437.02821
10 December 1783
[Return of troops to be continued in service after the new year]
Lists men by regiment and rank.
GLC02437.02824
12 December 1783
[Provision return for an artificer]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Michael Jackson with a note of receipt on the verso from J. [Toomy ?].
GLC02437.02828
15 December 1783
Vose, Elijah, ?-1822
to Henry Knox
Agrees to a soldier's discharge.
GLC02437.02831
16 December 1783
Recommendation for a soldier to go on furlough.
GLC02437.02835
16 December 1783 - 2 June 1788
Holden, Aaron, fl. 1783
[Accounts for Aaron Holden]
Same as previous (GLC02437.02836). Lists accounts and notes for payment for Captain Aaron Holden. Signed by Benjamin Haywood and John Pierce. Verso contains letter written by Joseph Howell signed 2 June 1788.
GLC02437.02837
18 December 1783
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Provision return of the 2nd & 3rd Massachusetts regiment]
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Includes a note on the verso from Asa Day.
GLC02437.02844
20 December 1783
McLean, James, ?-1804
[Weekly return of the corps of invalids]
Lists men fit for duty and by rank.
GLC02437.02846
25 December 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Request for provisions]
Request for five days' worth of provisions. Includes a note on the verso. Noted as written at Fort [Moyor ].
GLC02437.02859
to Joseph Young
A copy of the request Knox sent Messrs Daniel Parker and Co. to furnish Young with provisions for the hospital in Albany, New York. States the order is to be enforced from January to April of 1784 and no longer.
GLC02437.02861
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809
Informs Knox that "the number of Noncommissioned officers & soldiers Discharged the above Date is 104, - One hundred & four." See GLC02437.02858 for Knox's original order to Allen regarding the discharge of Rhode Island's regiment. Refer to GLC02437...
GLC02437.02863
27 December 1783
Brooks, David, 1756-1838
[Return for clothing and other items]
Lists items by regiment and type, such as coats, breeches, hose, and hats.
GLC02437.02864
28 December 1783
Wright, J., fl. 1783
[Provision return for artificers]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty.
GLC02437.02869
circa 1783
[Articles of clothing delivered to Captain Lieutenant Bryant]
Lists white and blue cloth, thread, silk, and other items delivered to Captain Lieutenant Bryant "for a suit of cloths for himself." Date previously inferred, and written in pencil at the top of page.
GLC02437.02878
31 December 1783
Townsend, David, 1753-1829
[Document regarding the organization of hospital staff at West Point]
Signed by Townsend and Samuel Adams, both hospital surgeons. Townsend and Adams assert that one hospital mate, one steward who also serves as ward master, and four orderlies will be sufficient staff for the hospital at West Point during the winter....
GLC02437.02879
1783
[State of the invalid officers]
Knox's working draft for an Inspection Board report on the Invalid Regiment. Lists thirteen invalid officers and their injuries, disabilities or illnesses. The report is for the following officers: Captain John McGowen, Captain John Riley, Captain...
GLC02437.02882
Cash recieved from Col. Biddle DQMG at Trenton Jany 1 1777 to buy sundry necessaries for the corps of artillery
Written and signed for Henry Knox by Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Includes information pertaining to Colonel [Clement] Biddle. Date of creation based on a previously inferred date written in pencil near the top of the page.
GLC02437.02884
17 May 1789
[Queries regarding Waldo patent]
A list of questions regarding the Waldo patent, a large tract of land Knox inherited from his mother's father. The queries are written to Benjamin Hichborn. The questions regard his financial obligations and possible sale of the estate. An answer...
GLC02437.09220
January 1776
Perkins, William, 1742-1802
[Pay abstract for Captain William Perkins company in Colonel Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Includes information for January 1776 and one matrosses pay for December.
GLC02437.09491
March 1776
[Order for James Warren, Paymaster, to pay Colonel Henry Knox]
Knox is to pay the noncommissioned officers and matrosses from his artillery regiment for January 1776. Verso contains a blank abstract of pay due to the noncommissioned officers.
GLC02437.09492
1775-1776
[Abstract of pay due to the company commanded by Henry Burbeck in the artillery regiment commanded by Henry Knox]
Abstract of pay for Henry Burbeck's company of artillery for the months of December 1775 and January 1776. Lists men by rank, time of enlistment and monthly pay.
GLC02437.09495
[Abstract of pay for officers in the artillery regiment]
Abstract of pay for officers in the artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men by rank, including staff officers with pay amounts.
GLC02437.09496
Newell, Eliphalet, 1735-?
[Abstract of pay for Captain Newell's company in Henry Knox's regiment]
Includes the company's pay for January 1776 and one man's pay for December 1775.
GLC02437.09497
[Abstract of pay for six men in Captain Newell's company of artillery]
Lists the names of six men and their corresponding pay. Docketed in graphite.
GLC02437.09498
Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778
[Abstract of pay for Captain Pierce's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Abstract of pay for Thomas Pierce's company of artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men with pay amounts by rank.
GLC02437.09499
[Abstract of pay for Captain Thomas Foster's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Abstract for Thomas Foster's company of artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men by rank, time of enlistment, and monthly wages.
GLC02437.09500
February-April 1776
Morton, Dimond, 1743-1792
[Abstract of pay for Captain Morton's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Abstracts of pay for Dimond Morton's company of artillery for the month of February, March and April of 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.
GLC02437.09501
February 1776
[Abstract of pay for Captain Ebenezer Steven's company]
Abstract of pay due to Ebenezer Steven's company for the moth of February 1776. Lists men by rank and pay amount.
GLC02437.09502
15 March 1776
[Abstract of pay for six men in Captain Eliphalet Newell's company of artillery]
Abstract for six men in Eliphalet Newell's company of artillery for the month of January 1776. Lists men by name, position, and amount of pay.
GLC02437.09504
12 March 1776
[Abstract of pay for Captain John Popkin's company]
Abstract of pay for commissioned officers in John Popkin's company. Lists men by rank. Docketed in pencil.
GLC02437.09505
8 March 1776
[Abstract of pay covering the month of January for eight men in Captain Perkins's company]
Abstract of pay for eight men in William Perkins' company for the month of January 1776. Lists men by name, position and pay amount. Contains a pencil docket and several mathematical tables on verso.
GLC02437.09506
February-March 1776
[Abstract for a detachment of men formerly commanded by Captain Edward Burbeck]
Abstract of men formerly of Edward Burbeck's company for the months of February and March 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.
GLC02437.09509
[Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Abstract of Edward Burbeck's company of artillery for the month of March 1776. Lists men by rank with pay amounts.
GLC02437.09510
2 November 1783
Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817
[Return]
Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for troops at West Point commanded by Henry Knox. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Noted as printed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by F. Bailey.
GLC02437.10565
8 November 1783
Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783
Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a New Hampshire regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by George Reid. Noted as printed in Philadelphia...
GLC02437.10567
[Abstract of pay due to the field and staff officers and nine companies of the regiment of artillery commanded by Colonel Henry Knox]
Includes travel expenses and billeting. Contains information from December 1775 and January 1776.
GLC02437.10655
GLC02437.10656
GLC02437.10657
Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776
[Abstract of Captain Thomas W. Foster's Company in the regiment of artillery commanded by Henry Knox]
Includes records of service and wages from December 1775 and January 1776.
GLC02437.10658
25 October 1861
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Father
Writes from Camp Pierpont, Virginia. Recounts to him, "you heard of the battle of Balls Bluff where the Rebels were victorious. They killed about 600 men altogether... besides the prisoners they took." Also reports that they caught the traitor, a...
GLC03523.08.20
7 November 1861
to Sister
Expresses dismay about the news of his father's sickness. Complains of the cold weather, remarking that "if they dont put us in Winter Quarters this winter we will all be dead before spring." Written on stationery with embossed image of soldier...
GLC03523.08.21
25 November 1861
Reports "within 3 weeks, you will hear tell of the Battle of Manassas Junction for Gen. McClellan has deceided to take that place what ever it may cost them. the campaign in Virginia will be over. And I guess we the Pennsylvania Reserve will have to...
GLC03523.08.22
9 December 1861
to Sister and Father
First half of letter written to his sister from Camp Pierpont, reporting that they went on a foraging party, where they obtained one secession barn and "2 Contraband Negroes, 5 men Prisoners, and 3 women. 2 of the men were dandy looking fellows...
GLC03523.08.23
6 January 1862
Reports from Camp Pierpont. Professes to her, "I think I told you once before that you must not believe all the newspapers say about [this] war for they dont know more than you do. Or not much more. You must not suppose that General George McCall is...
GLC03523.08.25
14 January 1862
Writes from Camp Pierpont telling him that Christmas and New Year's "passed off pleasently and on New Years day we had a grand Oyster Dinner." Provides detail about picketing, particularly noting the harsh and cold weather. Relays military...
GLC03523.08.26
29 April 1861
Knox, Andrew, 1835-?
to Sarah Knox
Knox writes to his wife from the trenches at Yorktown. Reports he has been sick for three days due to the constant rain. Expresses appreciation for her constant love in his absence. Mentions the enemy's fort at Gloucester point and constant shelling...
GLC03523.20.01
14 July 1861
Knox writes to his wife from Camp McDowell. Reports he's had a terrible tooth-ache and has not been able to sleep for four days. Complains of constant rain. Mentions rumors they are heading to Fairfax. States they have orders for a long march and can...
GLC03523.20.02
19 July 1861
Knox writes to his wife from a battle field three miles outside Manassas Junction. Describes in detail a fierce battle that lasted five hours and resulted in 60 killed or wounded soldiers. Expects another large battle soon.
GLC03523.20.03
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