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9 January 1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to John Peirce
Knox instructs Peirce (in some sources "Pierce"), Paymaster General, to pay Daniel Parker & Co. on his account.
GLC02437.02933
15 February 1784
to Nathanael Greene
Knox discusses possibilities of visiting Greene and his family. Hopes Greene is interested in the Society of the Cincinnati. Refers to a cannon he intends to engrave for Greene. Written in Dorchester, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
GLC02437.02955
February 1784
Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
[Return of artillery men in the Northern Department]
Lieutenant Jefferds lists lieutenants, sergeants, corporals, and matrosses present fit for duty and on command.
GLC02437.02968
3 March 1784
[Certification regarding John Dewman's injuries]
Knox certifies that Captain John [Dewman] received a wound in the Battle of Germantown, 4 October 1777. Attests that the wound has incapacitated Dewman, causing dizziness, general sickness, and at times insanity.
GLC02437.02969
24 March 1784
Cogswell, William, 1760-1831
Return of the sick & convalescents in General Hospital at West Point
Cogswell signs as hospital mate, directing his return to William Hull, commandant of West Point. Lists members of two regiments, artillery, invalids, and women with their corresponding condition. Lists John Forbes as hospital steward.
GLC02437.02984
12 April 1784
Tucker, Joseph, 1754-1804
[Certification regarding Reuben Chace, former soldier in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment]
Certifies that Chace served during the war in the 7th Massachusetts Regiment. Cosigned by Colonel Henry Jackson, who attests to the veracity of Tucker's claim.
GLC02437.02994
June 1784
McLean, James, ?-1804
[Monthly return of the invalids corps commanded by Captain James McLean]
Lists commissioned, noncommissioned, rank and file, and alterations since the last return. Captain McLean signs as "James M'Lean."
GLC02437.02995
19 May 1784
L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825
to Henry Knox
L'Enfant, Major of the Corps of Engineers, discusses receipt of pay for his service in the Revolutionary War. He was granted a leave of absence to return to France, and requests pay for the entire time he served (there was some question as to...
GLC02437.03002
11 June 1784
[Copy of instructions to the commander of West Point]
Provides detailed instructions for the commander of West Point following the Congressional order to reduce the number of troops at that garrison to one company of 55 men. Notes that "the great principle upon which this company is retained is the...
GLC02437.03013
13 June 1784
Hull, William, 1753-1825
[Receipt of $300 from General Knox]
Acknowledges receipt of money to cover his trip to Canada (Hull was assigned by Knox to ascertain from Frederick Haldimand, Governor of the Province of Quebec, when the British would withdraw their forces from posts within United States boundaries).
GLC02437.03021
24 July 1789
Frost, William, 1747-1827
Has found one hundred seventy five deeds and returns, in the files of the York county registers office, relating to the Waldo patent, a large tract of land owned by Knox.
GLC02437.09225
December 1775- April 1776
Foster, Thomas Waite, fl. 1769-1776
[Pay abstract of Captain Thomas W. Foster's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Appears to be signed by Foster.
GLC02437.09514
February- April 1776
[Account of Captain Thomas Pierce's company of artillery in Colonel Henry Knox's regiment]
Abstract of Thomas Pierce's company of artillery for the months of February, March and April 1776. Lists men by rank and pay amounts, grouped by month.
GLC02437.09515
Perkins, William, 1742-1802
[Abstract of pay for Captain William Perkin's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Lists rank and pay for February- April 1776.
GLC02437.09518
8 May 1776
Drury, Jotham, 1741-1831
[Abstract of pay for Captain Jotham Drury's Company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Lists rank and corresponding pay for December 1775 and January 1776.
GLC02437.09519
9 May 1776
Crafts, Edward, 1746-1806
[Abstract of pay for Lieutenant Coren, December 1775-April 1776]
Verso contains accounts apparently related to captains serving under Coren (possibly Isaac Coren).
GLC02437.09521
16 June 1776
[Abstract of pay due to Captain Foster's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June. Docketed 16 June 1776. Docket includes a note that the company was paid 13 August 1776.
GLC02437.09528
June 1776
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848
[Abstract for Lieutenant Burbeck's company in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates Burbeck's company was paid in August 1776.
GLC02437.09530
Dana, William, 1745-1809
[Pay abstract for Captain Dana's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Note on verso refers to a deduction taken for clothing. Docket indicates that Dana's company was paid 13 August 1776.
GLC02437.09532
16 July 1776
Newell, Eliphalet, 1735-?
[Pay abstract for Captain Newell's company in Henry Knox's regiment of artillery]
Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates that Newell's company was paid 16 August 1776.
GLC02437.09533
17 July 1776
Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778
[Pay abstract for Captain Thomas Pierce's Company of artillery in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates that Pierce's company was paid 13 August 1776.
GLC02437.09534
19 July 1776
[Ammunition return pertaining to Captain Crafts]
Lists pounders, cannon, paper cartridges, and canisters.
GLC02437.09536
5 October 1776
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
[Return of Captain Stevens's company]
Lists numbers of officers presently fit for duty, sick in hospital, sick present, on command, and sick absent.
GLC02437.09539
11 May 1776
[Abstract of pay for officers serving under Henry Knox]
Lists the names of 13 officers, including Henry Burbeck, William Dana, and Jotham Drury, among others. Docketed by Knox as "Captn Mortons abstract."
GLC02437.10439
26 January 1784
[Return]
Return for troops at West Point, New York. Lists men by rank and current status. Includes a list on the verso of absent officers.
GLC02437.10576
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