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1861-1877
Kilburn, fl. 1850-1860
[Carte de visite of J.H. Warner, U. S. N]
J.H. Warner in frock coat, top hat and umbrella, full portrait. Albumen print (London: Mr. Kilburn).
GLC01896.188
1900/07
A trip from Berlin C. to the Loewe Works
Souvenir photograph album. Ludwig, Loewe & Co., Berlin, N. W. "Eine Fahrt von Berlin C. naen den Werken von Ludw. Loewe & Co. A-G. ['A Trip from Berlin C. to the Loewe Works']." Cover art includes "Ludw. Loew & Co." seal and an U.S. and German...
GLC01896.204
15 June 1781
[The account of Otis & Henly, to ascertain the amount of clothing supplied by them]
Lists clothing shipped on board Captain Hardie's ship, Olimpe, at Brest, France 15 June 1781. A separate list indicates artillery, ordnance, and camp equipage on board the Cybelle, ordnance stores on the ship Ruise, and medicines and instruments on...
GLC02437.00970
20 June 1781
Thomas, Joseph, 1755-1838
[Ordnance return for Captain Joseph Thomas's company]
Return of ordnance and ammunition annexed to Thomas's Company, 2nd regiment of artillery, 20 June 1781. Contains a chart listing ordnance and ammunition. Underneath chart, a note indicates that one six pounder was surrendered at Saratoga while...
GLC02437.00971
27 June 1781
Knox, William, 1756-1795
to Henry Knox
Informs his brother, Brigadier General Henry Knox, he has received a sum of money [for Henry] from Colonel Henry Jackson. Discusses currency and depreciation. Reports that Colonel Sears will likely not be able to join Knox in attempting to regain...
GLC02437.00985
29 June 1781
Baubert, V., fl. 1781
[Certificate of pay] [In French]
Partially printed. Certificate to pay [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [John] Carter, of Wadsworth & Carter, who furnished supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Joseph Peirce, who handled business affairs for Knox....
GLC02437.00987
Partially printed. Certificate to pay [Jeremiah] Wadsworth and [John] Carter, of Wadsworth & Carter, who furnished supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Wadsworth & Carter states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William...
GLC02437.00988
GLC02437.00990
GLC02437.00991
GLC02437.00992
17 July 1781
Franks, David Salisbury, fl. 1740-1793
Written at the "Capes of Delaware." Franks explains that he is employed in a matter of public business by Robert Morris, superintendent of finance. Franks is on his way to Madrid, Spain then Paris, France (to bear dispatches to John Jay and...
GLC02437.01056
18 July 1781
Refers to an ensuing campaign and the potential for "disposing of the British fleet." Remarks on the prevalence of British ships in the Boston harbor and adjacent waters. Reports that the House of Lee and Jones lost a ship to the British...
GLC02437.01060
20 July 1781
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
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
Informs Knox he recently forwarded Lucy Knox a letter from her brother, Thomas. Reports on ships that have arrived in Boston carrying news from Antigua, England, and Martinique. Comments on currency: "The New Money has experienced the fate of the...
GLC02437.01082
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
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
to George Washington
Mentions doubts George Washington expressed in a previous letter regarding the upcoming campaign (initially the campaign was to be against the British in New York, but Washington revised these plans to launch the Siege of Yorktown). Discusses...
GLC02437.00994
June 1781
Field artillery under the Marquis De LaFayette, June 1781
Document gives the total of Lafayette's field artillery as 10 six pounders, 2 four pounders, 2 three pounders, and 2 five-and-a-half-inch howitzers. The artillery pieces were both captured and made for the Americans. One of the 6 pounders was taken...
GLC02437.00995
26 July 1781
to Lucy Knox [incomplete]
Knox writes to his wife from Philipsburgh (present-day Sleepy Hollow, New York). "... I have never found any absence from [Lucy] so truly insupportable as the present. I am alone amidst a croud [sic], and unhappy without my companion." Bemoans the...
GLC02437.01000
2 July 1781
Barras, Paul, vicomte de, 1755-1829
Certificate to pay Jonathan Winship. Appears to be signed by the Comte de Barras, and [Graucheau], Major of the Squadron under Barras. On verso, Winship signs, transferring the money to Joseph Gowen. Gowen signs, transferring the money to William...
GLC02437.01007
3 July 1781
Partially printed. Certificate to pay Thomas Lloyd Halsey, a shipping merchant and French consular agent, for providing supplies to General Rochambeau's army. Note in English on verso signed by Halsey states: "Pay the contents to Mr. William Knox...
GLC02437.01008
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