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27 January 1782
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Ebenezer Stevens
Instructs Stevens to estimate the amount of timber necessary to build a variety of supplies, such as wagons and carriages, according to specifications he provides.
GLC02437.01339
28 April 1782
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794
to Henry Knox [in French]
Mostly written in French, introducing Brigadier General Le Comte De Bennofsky , of the French Army. Short paragraph in English reads: "Lt. Philips is taken. A Treaty of diffensiv & offensiv alliance signed between France & Holland. Huza my friend...
GLC02437.01397
20 June 1782
to Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Written by Major General Knox to Major General von Steuben. Says he is ashamed he does not have as much money to send von Steuben as he requested. Hopes "three half Johannes" will be enough for the present. Says he will send more when he gets it.
GLC02437.01459
18 April 1781
to George Washington
[Lewis] Garanger "gave some specimens of his knowledge in artillery" at West Point. Mentions Major Sebastian Bauman, commander of artillery at West Point, who was in charge of assessing Garanger's knowledge of artillery.
GLC02437.00940
28 April 1781
[Certifies that Lewis Garanger entered the Army of the United States in late 1778 as a captain]
Appears to be a draft. Attests that Garanger was a Captain of the French Bombardiers before he joined the Continental Army. George Washington granted him permission to return to France when he could not obtain active service. "Captain Garanger has...
GLC02437.00943
June 1781
Field artillery under the Marquis De LaFayette, June 1781
Document gives the total of Lafayette's field artillery as 10 six pounders, 2 four pounders, 2 three pounders, and 2 five-and-a-half-inch howitzers. The artillery pieces were both captured and made for the Americans. One of the 6 pounders was taken...
GLC02437.00995
1769/07/28
Iroquois Nation
Six Nations. Document signed with the holograph totems of 14 chiefs.
A reciept acknowledging the final payment for land ceded by the Six Nations at the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. With the loss of these lands the Six Nations eventually dispersed: the Mohawk and Cayuga to Canada, the Oneida to Wisconsin, while the Onondaga...
GLC02548
October 13, 1776-1782
Kościuszko, Tadeusz, 1746-1817
to unknown
Requests provisions promised by Quarter Master General Thomas Mifflin. Written on October 13.
GLC04630
June 3, 1782
to Nathanael Greene
Ko´sciuszko, a colonel and engineer in the Continental Army, discusses military preparations for the Yorktown campaign. Comments on his earthworks and the need for more troops to protect them. Written "at Colo. Mayens."
GLC05545
March 30, 1779
Kováts, Mihály, Fabricy, 1724-1779
to Edward Hand
There are multiple spellings for the Hungarian creator of this document. Signs this letter "Michael de Kowatz," but is also known as Michael Kovats de Fabricy or simply Michael Kovats. He was a Colonel in the Continental Calvary and was killed 11 May...
GLC01450.169.03
November 19, 1780
Spotswood, Alexander, 1746-1818
Written by Colonel Spotswood to Major General Greene as commander of the Southern Department. Greene was only given the command of the South a month earlier. Introduces Colonel Senf, an engineer from the South who is "much esteemed." He sends...
GLC01412.19
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