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June 1783
Burbeck, Henry, 1754-1848
A return of the officers which remain in service with the three years men
Captain Henry Burbeck signs. Contains a list of named of officers and their respective rank.
GLC02437.10114
14 February 1784
Carleton, Joseph, 1754-1812
to Henry Jackson
Carleton signs as "executing the business of the War Department by authority from Congress." Requests information regarding returns of engineers who remain in service. Reports that the remaining engineers were assured by George Washington that "...
GLC02437.02954
21 February 1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Knox reflects on the Revolutionary War: "Your calm retreat to Mount Vernon must be a source of ineffable delight to you. You can from there take a retrospective view of the critical exigencies of the War, and see a thousand ways by which the issue...
GLC02437.02960
6 January 1784
Haskell, Elnathan, 1755-1825
to Henry Knox
Major Haskell and Captain J. Bliss report that they assessed the clothing stores, as ordered, and rejected a number of hats.
GLC02437.02922
4 February 1784
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
to William Hull
Marked as a "coppy," by Major Bauman. Bauman, commanding the artillery at West Point, writes to Hull, commandant of West Point. Bauman expresses his "surprise and grief" at Hull's order requiring captains to be detailed by an adjutant, thus placing...
GLC02437.02941
7 February 1784
Hull, William, 1753-1825
to Sebastian Bauman
Hull, commandant at West Point, complies with Bauman's request for a suspension (Bauman was commander of artillery at West Point and objected to Hull's orders placing artillery on regular garrison duty under direction of the commandant). Bauman's...
GLC02437.02945
12 February 1784
Williams, Joseph, 1753-1819
[Return of rations on hand at Springfield]
Signed by Major Williams. Originally sent with GLC02437.02952.
GLC02437.02957
13 June 1784
to Joseph Carleton
Informs Carleton, acting Secretary at War, of the arrangements he has made in response to the Congressional resolve of 2 June 1784 ordering the reduction of Continental troops.
GLC02437.03017
31 July 1784
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Monthly return of the corps of artillery
Lists numbers of officers present and fit for duty. Signed by Major Doughty.
GLC02437.03033
4 August 1784
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806
to James Byers
Morris, Superintendent of Finance, discusses Byers's relinquishment of a contract with Congress to cast brass and ordnance (refer to GLC02437.03044). Writes, "I am sorry that your services have not been better rewarded, and lamented at the time that...
GLC02437.03037
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