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29 December 1782
Moodie, Andrew, ?-1787
[Ordnance report for the artillery park and other posts at West Point]
Lists numbers of brass and iron artillery at the West Point posts. Signed by Andrew Moodie, Captain of Artillery.
GLC02437.10070
30 December 1782
Frothingham, Benjamin, 1734-1809
Lists numbers of brass and iron artillery at the West Point posts. Signed by Frothingham, Captain of Artillery.
GLC02437.10071
December 1782
[Meeting of the General Committee of the Army regarding an address and petition to Congress]
Instructions to the committee chosen to present grievances of the Massachusetts Line to Congress: "we have nominated you to represent us at Congress, in matters of the most interesting Nature We wish you to inforce our address in the most modest...
GLC02437.10072
circa December 1782
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
To the United States in Congress Assembled
Appears to be Knox's draft of his presentation of officers' grievances to Congress: "At this period of the War it is with peculiar pain, that we find ourselves constrained to address your august body in matters of a pecuniary nature." Agrees to half...
GLC02437.10074
Villefranche, Jean-Louis-Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 1747-1784
A report of the work necessary to be done in order to put the post of West Point and its dependences in a proper state of defence
In Samuel Shaw's hand. Includes reports for Fort Clinton, Fort Putnam, Fort Webb, and other forts in the West Point vicinity. Docket states, "Major Villefranches observations of the [works] pieces and additions necessary to be performed at West...
GLC02437.10075
31 December 1782
Webb, Samuel Blachley, 1753-1807
to Major [Richard] Platt
Webb explains why he could not reply earlier to Platt, defending Platt's accusations of neglecting his correspondence. Relates he was ill when receiving two of Platt's notes, and had company when Platt's third note was delivered. Recently manned a...
GLC02437.10076
21 January 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Provision return of Captain Thomas Patten's company of artificers]
Lists numbers of soldiers, number of days, and amount of rations. Signed by Doughty as Fort Major at West Point. Signed twice by Captain Thomas Patten. Dudley Mercer, possibly a Quartermaster at West Point, signs 20 January 1783, confirming...
GLC02437.10083
23 January 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Provision return for twenty-two army prisoners]
Covers four days. Includes information for some regiments from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maryland. Signed by Shaw as aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox, commander at West Point. Also signed by Sergeant Ebenezer Shelley, who confirms receipt...
GLC02437.10084
June 1782
Return of the levies from the State of New York draughted to serve 'till the 1st January 1783...
Title continues "... in the Regt of Artillery commanded by Colo. John Lamb. Lists mens' names, regiment they served, and the time engaged. 75 men listed. Date from docket. Sheet is folio size unfolded.
GLC02437.10501
29 July 1782
Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827
Return of military stores forwarded to the Northern Department from West Point ...
Lists ordnance and stores such as flints, tubes, ladles, cartridge boxes etc. sent from West Point to the Northern Department from 1 December 1779 to 31 July 1782.
GLC02437.10504
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