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13 April 1783
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
[Provision return]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.02086
15 April 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
Draft of a society to be formed by the American officers & to be called "the Cincinnati"
Document itself not signed, but docket has Knox's signature. This is a draft document describing the purpose and administrative organization of the officer's fraternal organization that became the Society of the Cincinnati. Says the Society was...
GLC02437.02090
April 17, 1783 circa
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Provision return for a mason hired by the engineering department]
Return for the rations of a mason employed by the engineering department from 9 April to 17 April. A total of 12 rations were issued for the eight days. Signed by Superintendent Joseph Cheesman and countersigned by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major...
GLC02437.02100
9 April 1783
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.02102
17 April 1783
Sears, Peter, fl. 1783
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Doughty with a note from Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.02103
April 20, 1783
[Provision return for an artificer]
Ordered and signed by Major Samuel Shaw as Major General Knox's aide-de-camp. Return for rations for one man in Captain Thomas Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 1 1/2 rations a...
GLC02437.02108
April 20, 1783 circa
[Provision return for artificers]
Provision return for Captain Patten's company of artificers, which belonged to the ordinance department, from 21 April to 24 April. 69 soldiers were each given 1 1/2 rations a day for four days for a total of 432 rations issued. Signed twice by...
GLC02437.02109
Lists men by department with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight. Date from note.
GLC02437.02118
GLC02437.02119
24-28 May 1783
Stewart, Alexander, fl. 1776-1783
[Two part document relating to Alexander Stewart's account regarding horses]
First part written by Alexander Stewart to John Lillie discussing how some horses are to be picked up later than expected and how Stewart is unable to care for them until that time due to a lack of proper feed. Second part lists the expenses for...
GLC02437.02132
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