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19 September 1783
Doughty, John (1754-1826)
[Request for provisions]
Request for provisions for a former prisoner who is now returning to Philadelphia.
GLC02437.02538
18 September 1783
[Request for goods]
Request for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox.
GLC02437.02539
Bushnell, David (1740-1826)
[Army return]
Return for the corps of sappers and miners of Constitution Island, New York. Duplicate of GLC02437.02541.
GLC02437.02540
Return for the corps of sappers and miners of Constitution Island, New York. Duplicate of GLC02437.02540.
GLC02437.02541
20 September 1783
Lillie, John (1755-1801)
[Provision order]
Request for one gallon of rum for General Henry Knox.
GLC02437.02544
Tearse, Peter Bailey (fl. 1776-1783)
[Provision return]
Return for former prisoners in Canada who are going home to Pennsylvania. Docket signed by James Wilson.
GLC02437.02545
Request for twenty pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family.
GLC02437.02546
Pettengill, Joseph (1753-1833)
Return of a detachment of men from the first Massachusetts regiment.
GLC02437.02548
22 September 1783
Request for twelve pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02550
21 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Christopher Smith.
GLC02437.02551
Return for a former captive in Canada who is now returning home to Pennsylvania. Docket signed by John Habermeyer.
GLC02437.02552
Campbell, John (fl. 1782-1783)
[Request for rations]
Request for rations for former captives. Countersigned Samuel Shaw. Also signed by George J. Denniston. Endorsement signed by Michael [Rueth].
GLC02437.02553
23 September 1783
Shaw, Samuel (1754-1794)
Request for twelve pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02558
24 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02562
25 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of bread and beef each, for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02565
Glen, Jacob (1735-1828)
Victualling return for non commissioned officers and twelve privates who are among those escorting the British flag from Canada. Countersigned by Zephaniah Brown with the docket signed by John Ompey.
GLC02437.02567
26 September 1783
GLC02437.02568
Return for the corps of sappers and miners at Constitution Island, New York.
GLC02437.02569
28 September 1783
GLC02437.02573
Lyman, Cornelius (b. 1758)
Weekly return of recruits from Springfield, Massachusetts.
GLC02437.02575
Pettengill, Joseph (1741-1785)
to Henry Knox
Writes on behalf of a Ensign Joseph Wardswell of the 1st Massachusetts to ask for a furlough as Wardswell has been ill and unable to perform his duties for some time.
GLC02437.02577
Olney, Jeremiah (1749-1812)
to William Pratt
Discusses charges issued against Lieutenant Wheaton involving defrauding non-commissioned officers and privates through clothing and hat purchases. A retained "true copy."
GLC02437.02578
29 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds each bread and beef, for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02580
Request for six pounds of candles on behalf of General Knox. Includes a note on the verso signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02581
1 September 1783
Sherburne, Benjamin (fl. 1777-1783)
Return for Baron von Steuben's sick steward for thirty days' worth of provisions.
GLC02437.02584
circa 30 September 1783
Johnston, W. (fl. 1783)
[Provision return for a detachment of Massachusetts artificers]
Shows a breakdown of the rations issued to the Massachusetts artillery.
GLC02437.02585
Cheesman, Joseph (fl. 1783)
[Provision return for the superintendant of the masons]
Request for extra rations for the superintendent of the Masons;. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on the verso from John Cheesman.
GLC02437.02587
Dodge, Levi (fl. 1777-1783)
[Return for provisions]
Request for provisions for three men in the detachment that were omitted in the general return of the first Massachusetts regiment. Noted as received by Dodge on verso.
GLC02437.02589
September 1783
Merlet, H. (fl. 1783)
[Provision return for the Canadian refugees]
Lists men by military denomination with issued rations.
GLC02437.02590
30 September 1783
Boynton, Joseph (fl. 1776-1783)
Return of the noncommissioned officers and privates in the New Hampshire Battalion
Lists men by instrument and the month in which their terms of service expire. Countersigned by Lieutenant Colonel George Reid.
GLC02437.02593
1 October 1783
[Provision return for the Engineer's Department]
Lists number of issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02602
Wright, Jotham (fl. 1779-1783)
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02604
Lists rations by number of men and type.
GLC02437.02605
Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Includes a note on the verso.
GLC02437.02606
2 October 1783
Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829)
Request for ten rations of provisions for a soldier and his two children. Relates that the soldier is sick in the hospital, his wife and one child have already died, and the other children will too without the relief. Noted as received and signed...
GLC02437.02608
3 October 1783
[Weekly return of the corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists men by rank and file. Place writ from docket.
GLC02437.02611
Scott, Moses (1738-1821)
Request for six days' worth of provisions. Also signed as received by John Pratt with his mark.
GLC02437.02614
Lists provisions and amounts. Items include candles, soap and salt.
GLC02437.02615
Return for provisions for a member of the Massachusetts Artillery.
GLC02437.02616
Hand, Edward (1744-1802)
Issues ten days' worth of provisions to a man in the New York line. Signed as received on the verso by John Habermeyer.
GLC02437.02618
4 October 1783
Jackson, Michael (1734-1801)
Issues thirty-one days' worth of rations for a man in the New York regiment.
GLC02437.02619
7 October 1783
Wright, J. (fl. 1783)
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket on the verso stating receipt by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02625
Dunham, Azariah (1718-1790)
Request to issue six days' worth of provisions to eleven men of the Invalides. Countersigned by Moses Scott with a note stating receipt on the verso from Jonathan Foster.
GLC02437.02626
8 October 1783
Issues fourteen days' worth of rations for two men of the Invalids from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Countersigned by Moses Scott and Jonathan Barnes.
GLC02437.02630
10 October 1783
Condy, Thomas Hollis (1754-1833)
[Return of clothing for the 4th Massachusetts Regiment]
Countersigned by Henry Jackson, Colonel. Lists clothing according to type. Items include coats, breeches, hats and shoes.
GLC02437.02633
circa 1783
Danforth, Joshua (1759-1837)
[Return of clothing wanted in the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment]
Lists items by type and amount. Includes coats, vests, shoes, and mitts.
GLC02437.02635
Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803)
[Return of clothing for the New York Corps of Artillery]
Lists items by type and amount. Includes hats, stocks, and socks.
GLC02437.02636
10-11 October 1783
Return for five men from the Massachusetts line. Includes a note on the verso from Mahlon Ford.
GLC02437.02638
circa 11 October 1783
Trimble, George (fl. ca. 1783)
Names of men at Poughkeepsie
Lists men by name and regiment. Date written in pencil and previously inferred.
GLC02437.02640
11 October 1783
[Return of clothing for the Corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists clothing items by type and includes vests, boots and wool overcoats.
GLC02437.02641
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