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20 July 1781
Crane, John, 1744-1805
to Henry Knox
Colonel Crane reports his arrival at New Windsor the previous evening with ordnance and stores. Discusses cannon, cartridges, powder, and other items.
GLC02437.01062
Harrison, Charles, 1740-1796
Colonel Harrison writes to Knox from the "High hills of Santee," near the Santee River in South Carolina. Gives Knox an outline of events in the South "since the memorable battle of Guilford ... " Reports that Lord Cornwallis and Nathanael Greene...
GLC02437.01063
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to William Knox
Thanks William for money he recently sent. Reports that Lucy Knox and their children have gone up the Hudson River on a visit. Discusses his hopes for an end to the Revolutionary War, writing "I sincerely pray God that the War may be ended this...
GLC02437.01064
to Lieutenant Throop
Directed to Lieutenant Throop, possibly Josiah Throop. Asks Throop to bring carriages to Dobbs Ferry if he has not yet loaded them onto boats. Written at Philipsburgh, New York (present-day Sleepy Hollow).
GLC02437.01065
21 July 1781
to the Board of War and Ordnance
Reports, "The uncertainty of obtaining a force adeq[uate] to the capital object in contemplation induced His Excellency the Commander in Chief to direct me to write to your honorable board on the 10th instant to suspend the transportat[ion] of the...
GLC02437.01067
Bliss, Luke, 1738-1811
Bliss, Commissary of Military Stores, reports that Wm. Pitkin, a proprietor of the powdermill at Glastonbury, Connecticut, has agreed to manufacture powder for Bliss. Continues to discusses powder and stores. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
GLC02437.01068
to Thomas Seward
Orders Captain Seward, an artillery officer in charge of ordnance stores forwarded from Springfield, to deliver the stores to Sebastian Bauman, in charge of artillery at West Point. Thanks Seward for his trouble in transporting the stores. Written...
GLC02437.01069
to Sebastian Bauman
Directed to Major Bauman or the officer in charge of artillery at West Point. Instructs the recipient to receive stores from Captain Thomas Seward, an artillery officer in charge of ordnance stores forwarded from Springfield, Massachusetts. Also...
GLC02437.01070
to Lieutenant [William] Price
Possibly to Lieutenant William Price. Instructs Price that no artillery officer should obtain stores unless by Knox's order. Discusses supplies. Thanks Price for the attention he has given in his work. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide....
GLC02437.01072
Bryant, John, 1742-1816
Bryant, Deputy Commissary of Military Stores at the Springfield Armory, discusses fuzes being made at the armory. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
GLC02437.01073
Invoice of ordnance and military stores on board the Schooner Swallow
Lists shot, muskets, flints, boxes, barrels, and other items aboard the Swallow. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide, who indicates this is "Frothingham's return." Contains various numerical figures on page two.
GLC02437.01074
23 July 1781
Price, William, ?-1790
Lieutenant Price reports on items he has repaired and made since Knox's last letter. Discusses harnesses, mortars, and other items. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
GLC02437.01075
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
Captain Patten reports that he took silver away from a man making [cups?] for Knox because the man could not finish, and "made such bad work." Mentions the numbers of mortar carriages, wagons, and other large artillery and transports pieces at his...
GLC02437.01076
24 July 1781
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Discusses a traveling forge with Knox, noting that he suggested the forge remain in the care of the commanding officer of artillery at Verplanck's Point. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
GLC02437.01077
25 July 1781
to Ebenezer Stevens
Directed to Lieutenant Colonel Stevens at "Kings Ferry, Westpoint, or New Windsor." Informs Stevens to suspend his movement to Kings Ferry if he is not already there, reporting that "Two twenty Gun ships, two sloops, and a galley belonging to the...
GLC02437.01078
Neufville, John de, fl. 1779-1789
John de Neufville and Son, a merchant firm in Amsterdam, reports that war with England has effected trade. Comments extensively on the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Discusses business.
GLC02437.01079
Marked as a duplicate (of GLC02437.01079).
GLC02437.01080
to John Ruddock
Written by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide. Initialized for Knox by Shaw. Contains two notes, the first informs Ruddock that Freeman Lincoln brought eight teams and military stores from Providence, Rhode Island. In the second note, Knox instructs Ruddock...
GLC02437.01081
[Articles received shipped from Providence, Rhode Island to the State of Connecticut]
Lists items received by Ralph Pomeroy, Quartermaster for Connecticut, including harnesses, ropes, shot, and others. Docketed by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide.
GLC02437.01083
Has not recently received any letters from William, his brother. Reports that Continental troops in the vicinity reconnoitered at Kings Bridge to estimate where the British are most vulnerable: "The result of our discoveries was a full conviction...
GLC02437.01084
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
to Freeman Lincoln
Shaw, Knox's aide, informs Lincoln, a commissary, he is to proceed bringing the military stores from Providence, Rhode Island to Fishkill, New York, and to deliver them to John Ruddock, Deputy Commissary of Stores at Fishkill. Excessive bleed...
GLC02437.01085
to John Crane
Discusses the transport and repair of cannons with Colonel Crane. Regrets the cannon were not proofed at Boston as it will cause "a clamor" if any prove bad. Reported on a recent reconnaissance mission to Kings Bridge to assess the weak points of...
GLC02437.01086
26 July 1781
Cornell, Ezekiel, 1733-1800
Signed "E." Cornell, on the Congressional Board of War, discusses General Nathanael Greene: "Notwithstanding fortune sometimes frowns on our friend Greene I am happy to see by a late resolution of Congress that his conduct meets the approbation of...
GLC02437.01088
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
[Invoice of military stores forwarded to Richard Frothingham]
Hodgdon signs as Deputy Commissary General. Pertains to Frothingham, field commissary of military stores.
GLC02437.01090
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