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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
20 January 1862
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Father
Writing from Camp Pierpont, he summarizes the military news for his father. Recently heard that some New York troops are coming across Chain Bridge, and that Birneys Zouaves (23rd Regiment) are coming to the area. Mentions that General George...
GLC03523.08.27
26 January 1862
to Sister
Writes from Camp Pierpont, informing his sister that they are preparing to move against the enemy at Centreville and Manassas Junction, Virginia. He estimates however, that it will be two weeks before they actually make a move. Encloses a...
GLC03523.08.28
Reports from Camp Pierpont, telling his father that they expect an attack from the Rebels any day. Relays that Centreville is fortified by about 60,000 Rebel troops and 175 pieces of artillery. Informs him about General George McClellan's plan to...
GLC03523.08.29
30 January 1862
Summarizes daily duties to his sister, from Camp Pierpont. Tells her that he expects that General Ambrose Burnside's expedition will take place soon. Writes "I got nothing new to write it is the same old thing out here Rain Rain Rain Mud Mud Mud...
GLC03523.08.30
4 February 1862
to Father and Sister
First half of letter written to his sister from Camp Pierpont. Reports that The Burnside [General Ambrose Burnside] Expedition is "somewhere down South now." Communicates to her his opinion that "you better hunt of husband than a situation as a...
GLC03523.08.31
11 February 1862
Reports to his father from Camp Pierpont, mentioning that Union General Charles Stone has been rearrested and sent to Fort Lafayette. "The following are the charges brought against him. 1st For misbeavior at the Battle of Balls Bluff. 2nd For holding...
GLC03523.08.32
19 February 1862
Writes to his sister from Camp Pierpont, informing her that Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Roanoke Island have been captured. Also mentions "the taking of Winchester and Savannah. The evacuation of Springfield and Bowling Green." Speaks of...
GLC03523.08.33
12 March 1862
In the first portion of the letter, he reports to his father from Hunter Mills, [Virginia]. Notes that Centreville, Manassas Junction, and Winchester are in their possession. Mentions that the road through Richmond is now open, and that they have...
GLC03523.08.34
24 March 1862
Reports that he is waiting to board a fleet, but does not yet know where he is going. Notes there are 80,000 troops who will also possibly go to Richmond. Describes their march from Hunters Mill to Alexandria. States "we were a hollering Crackers at...
GLC03523.08.35
27 April 1862
Summarizes his regiment's movements for his father, noting that they are currently at [Catalin] Station, Virginia but working their way towards Yorktown. Mentions that General George McClellan has 600 pieces of artillery at Yorktown, and that General...
GLC03523.08.36
12 May 1862
Writes that the Rebels have retreated, but have destroyed the bridge going across the Rappahannock River. Informs her that Fredricksburg is now in their possession, and that Rebels have destroyed two million dollars worth of property there...
GLC03523.08.37
23 May 1862
Informs his father that they are preparing for battle, and will move across the river where they will meet about 25,000 Rebel soldiers. Reports that a portion of General Nathaniel Bank's troops have come, but because the Confederates have "worked...
GLC03523.08.38
8 June 1862
Provides his father with a comprehensive military report. Mentions that General Irvin McDowell has received orders to come across the river and reinforce General George McClellan. McDowell refused, so instead, a portion of General Nathaniel Bank's...
GLC03523.08.39
6 July 1862
Writes from a camp near James River, [Virginia]. Details latest military endeavors, starting with an arms inspection by General George McClellan. Soon thereafter, the Rebels began to shell and the soldiers were ordered onto a different part of the...
GLC03523.08.40
15 July 1862
to Sister and Father
Addresses his sister in first half of letter about her "new young man." Asks if she will send him a number of things, such as a shirt, some tobacco, and some "Jamaca Ginger" because the water there gives him diarrhea. The second half of the letter is...
GLC03523.08.41
28 July 1862
Writes short note, conveying that everything is well. Encloses a present for Louisa, possibly his sister, and money for Billie, possibly his brother. Remarks that they will probably leave this camp in two or three days. Written in pencil.
GLC03523.08.42
6 September 1862
Reports that they have gone on picket duty on the South side of the James River, one week before Harrison's Landing was evacuated. Details that they have been ordered to reinforce General John Pope's army at Rappahannock Station. Describes a battle...
GLC03523.08.43
27 September 1862
Writes that is at the hospital in Baltimore, sick with diarrhea, and as a result missed the fight at Middletown Heights. Asks that his father give his respects to Jack Burr, a fellow soldier who was sent home. Written in pencil.
GLC03523.08.44
3 October 1862
Tells his sister that he is still at the hospital with a cold. Writes that he is sorry Louisa, possibly another sister, has been sick. Reports that inspectors are coming on Monday to decide who will go back on duty or be transferred to the Invalid...
GLC03523.08.45
24 October 1862
to Father and Mother
Reports that he has arrived in Baltimore this morning by train. Writes about a discussion held with the Ward Master regarding his possibly incorrect dispatch from the hospital. States that he had been sent to General William Montgomery's Headquarters...
GLC03523.08.46
28 October 1862
Writes that he is not sure how much longer it will be until he rejoins the regiments. Reports to his sister that he is still feeling very sick, with a fever and no appetite. Mentions that he thinks the whole army may cross the river into Virginia and...
GLC03523.08.47
3 November 1862
Informs his father that he has gotten the position of Assistant Clerk at the hospital, and his health is much improved as he only has a "touch" of dysentery. Writes that he hopes Martha, possibly his sister, feels better soon. Reports that "they had...
GLC03523.08.48
11 November 1862
Reports that he has gained four pounds since he has been at the hospital, noting that "the night I left Uncle Jimmy's I weighed 120 pounds" and he now weighs 124. Asks for his father's opinion on General George McClellan's removal of the army from...
GLC03523.08.49
26 November 1862
Informs his parents that "the doctor does not yet know of my absence...the clerk assistant ward Master and Watchman were the only one that knew of it." Speaks of the Thanksgiving dinner and decoration preparations. Written on stationery with "US Army...
GLC03523.08.50
4 December 1862
Writes to his father about Baltimore being under Marshal Law. Tells him that no soldiers are allowed out without a pass from the Provost Marshal because there was a fight at The Melodian, possibly a bar, where two soldiers were shot. Written on...
GLC03523.08.51
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