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circa May 1776
Dana, William, 1745-1809
[Account of new recruits made by Captain William Dana]
List thirty five enlisted men. Dana was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.
GLC02437.00327
3 June 1776
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Certification of payment of troops in Knox's artillery regiment]
Certifies that the men in Captain Edward Burbeck's (formerly Captain John Popkin's) company have been paid through January, 1776. Also notes that some members of Burbeck's previous company have only been paid through January as well.
GLC02437.00330
6 June 1776
Waters, Josiah, fl. 1776-1794
to Henry Knox
Writes the evening before sailing to York and responds to Knox's letter sent 3 June 1776. Inquires about the fortifications Knox was constructing to defend New York and again requests materials to learn about artillery works. Asks if Knox can send...
GLC02437.00333
12 June 1776
Schuyler, David, fl. 1776
[Clothing appraisal for Henry Knox's artillery regiment made by three tailors]
Signed by Schuyler and James Glean as witnesses to certify the valuation in May 1776. A note on the bottom by Thomas Moore indicates that Henry Knox gave his quartermaster, Jonathan Pollard, the amount listed and that Pollard paid Moore on 12 June...
GLC02437.00337
13 June 1776
to William Knox
Comments on Benjamin Harrod's unchristian demand to be paid for taking care of Knox's bookstore merchandise while Knox was out of Boston. Explains the arrangements he made with Harrod and how they were being violated. Mentions that his books will...
GLC02437.00341
24 June 1776
Discusses business activities. Comments that most officers send money home to their families. Mentions that Mr. Jackson will read William his letter, possibly Henry Jackson who wrote to Knox with military news on 17 June 1776 (see GLC02437.00343)....
GLC02437.00345
26 June 1776
Drury, Jotham, 1741-1831
[Captain Jotham Drury's account for January, including December and April]
Invoice concerns pay, blanket money, and mentions recruitment. Drury was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.
GLC02437.00349
1863/5/10
Elwell, D. B., fl. 1863
to Friend Furm
Letting his old tentmate know what has happened to him.
GLC04189.42
11 July 1776
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
Discusses Scottish (Highlanders) attempts to "purchase Conquer'd Lands." Describes Scottish prisoners as saucy because they call the country people rebels and say they will later be able to sieze their farms. Explains news that Colonel Archibald...
GLC02437.00370
14 July 1776 - 17 July 1776
[Supply list for officers in Henry Knox's artillery regiment]
Also signed by William Eustis, John Howard, Garret Van Wagner, Thomas Hanley, Isaiah Audebert, William Dana, David Briant, William Treadwell, Abiel Leonard, and John Crane. Notes supplies, money, and artillery received by officers from Jonathan...
GLC02437.00373
15 July 1776
Wants Knox to write more frequently to keep him updated on activities in New York. Remarks that "at Last the grand Question of Independence is determined and I hope every true American will support it with his Life and Fortune." Comments on...
GLC02437.00376
16 July 1776
Paine, Robert T., 1731-1814
Informs Knox that the British approach necessitates a change in location for casting brass cannons and indicates that an air furnace will be set up in Pennsylvania. Congress will still offer to employ Mr. Byers for the job if it can be done at a...
GLC02437.00379
24 July 1776 - 2 October 1776
Perkins, William, 1742-1802
Also signed by Fred Botticher, Florence Crowley, Samuel Sprague, Dimond Morton, Daniel Hodges, Daniel Preston, Jotham Horton, Samuel Shaw, and Jeremiah Freeman. Notes supplies received by officers from Jonathan Pollard, the quartermaster of Knox's...
GLC02437.00391
1863/1/10
Smith, David V.M., 1823-1863
to Elizabeth Smith and children
The army is still in the same location and is in a state of suspense concerning what will happen next. General Burnside announced a Grand Review which was canceled due to rain. One man in the regiment contracted small pox. The doctors isolated him...
GLC04189.23
1863/2/12
to Elizabeth Smith
The army has begun to move out via the railroad to Acquia Creek. His regiment is still on picket duty and must keep the Rebels from noticing the movement of the rest of the army. General Hooker feeds the army better than Burnside did.
GLC04189.28
1863/3/5
His wife has rented out part of the Barn. He is very ill.
GLC04189.31
1863/4/13
He is ill with dysentery. He requests a box [i.e. care package] containing Wrights pills, medicine for diarrhea, and food. The regiment has not been paid in a long time. Thirty-six men in the regiment are now fit for duty.
GLC04189.35
1863/4/21
to Elizabeth Smith and family
He is feeling better, although "the medicine I have taken has settled in my bones So it is hard for me to walk. Some has [sic] lost the use of their limbs altogether & others have lost all the toes off their feet." He still expects his package to...
GLC04189.37
1862/12/20
Smith describes his march from Washington, loading and unloading baggage cars, and being ordered to load the wounded onto steamers at Acquia Creek. They are camped within the sights of Confederate artillery. Addressed from Virginia nearly opposite...
GLC04189.20
1863/9/26
He is very ill. Written from Stanton General Hospital.
GLC04189.56
27 June 1776
Pierce, Thomas, fl. 1775-1778
[Captain Thomas Pierce's account for January, including December and April]
Invoice concerns pay, blanket money, and mentions recruitment. Pierce was a captain in Knox's artillery regiment.
GLC02437.00353
4 July 1776
Notes that Lucy Knox and others have gone to Fairfield, Connecticut, away from potential fighting in New York. Indicates that he gave Colonel David Mason a draft for fifty dollars to be paid by William (see GLC02437.00358). Asks William to write...
GLC02437.00360
9 July 1776
[Paper calling for "a well regulated and numerous body of artillery"]
Explains that the war is in its infancy and its success will require "a well regulated and numerous body of artillery." Argues that the present force is insufficient and that the current system of temporarily drafting men into the artillery leaves...
GLC02437.00366
1862/9/24
The Confederates camped twenty miles away in Frederick, Maryland. He has "Inflamatory Rheumatism" in his legs. The regiment's officers think that they will all be discharged by Christmas. Smith begs his wife to write him more frequently and adds...
GLC04189.02
1862/10/4
Moore, W. Henry, fl. 1862
[Certificate of David V. M. Smith]
Certifying that David V. M. Smith is a member of Company D, 12th Regiment New Jersey Volunteers and entitled to the state bounty.
GLC04189.06
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