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27 December 1783
Kemper, J., fl. 1783
Report of the ordnance at the different posts and park of artillery on West Point
Lists ordnance in the vicinity of West Point, New York by fort and type of artillery. Two dockets.
GLC02437.10196
15 November 1783
Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783
[Return]
Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for a New Hampshire regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Countersigned by George Reid. Noted as printed in Philadelphia...
GLC02437.10569
Wales, Ebenezer, fl. 1783
Return for Connecticut troops. Lists men by company, rank and current status.
GLC02437.10570
20 December 1783
Bailey, Francis, 1744-1817
Partially printed document with subsequent information written in by hand. Return for the second Massachusetts regiment of foot soldiers. Lists men by company, rank, and present status. Signature is illegible. Noted as printed in Philadelphia...
GLC02437.10572
January 1784
Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
Return of ordnance and military stores in the Northern department for the month of December 1783. Items listed by type and location.
GLC02437.10713
23 February 1783
Artillery artificers at West Point
[Address of artillery artificers to Henry Knox]
Petition given to Major General Knox on behalf of the artillery artificers at West Point to be delivered to General Washington. They were angry after "having found our Selves intitled by the General Orders, to draw some Weekly pay rest Verry much...
GLC02437.01948
27 February 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Discusses the loss of stores at Kings Ferry and informs Washington that he had sent over a lock and key to prevent further mishaps. Also mentions that he plans on removing Captain Lieutenant Ephraim Fenno from his post as he feels Fenno should have...
GLC02437.01958
13 January 1783
Knox requests Washington to grant a 12-14 day leave of absence to Lieutenant Colonel Johnson of Colonel Swift's regiment. Notes that Johnson's family is in distress due to a shortage of grain.
GLC02437.10080
3 March 1783
Gates, Horatio, 1727-1806
Copies of letters sent by Colo. Antill
Title from docket. Marked as a copy. Possibly refers to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Antill. Contains two letters discussing whether "Colonel Antils [sic] family were to be included in the allowance of provision to Canadian Refugees." The first...
GLC02437.10102
7 January 1783
Cogswell, Samuel, 1754-1790
Provision Return for one Non Commission'd Officer, and six privates, belonging to the 7th Massachusetts regiment commissary and ending the 7th January 1783
List of companies on duty at West Point, New York and the number of days and rations issued. Countersigned by John Doughty. Endorsed on verso by Peter Winsor.
GLC02437.01810
8 January 1783
Chastellux, François Jean, marquis de, 1734-1788
to Henry Knox
Bids a warm adieu to Knox, as Count Rochambeau is ready to sail.
GLC02437.01813
9 January 1783
Andrews, Asa, fl. 1783
[Return for Army Rations issued to Prisoners]
Lists number of prisoners by regiment, days as a prisoner and amount of rations issued. Signed by Asa Andrews; countersigned by Samuel Shaw; endorsed by Jacob Gillet on verso.
GLC02437.01816
Banks, John, fl. 1783
[Orders to appoint an Invalid to a position in the Military Stores Department]
Discusses an order to fill a position in the Military Store Department "from the Core of Invalides [sic]" for a span of eight days. Signed by Banks; countersigned by Samuel Shaw; endorsed on verso by [illegible] Truman.
GLC02437.01818
circa January 10, 1783
Heart, Jonathan, 1748-1791
[Provision return for the Carpenters Department
Lists carpenters (4 men, named) by regiment and includes rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Blatchley Webb and Samuel Shaw. Endorsed by Elijah Royce.
GLC02437.01820
10 January 1783
[Army Rations issued to Prisoners & Detachment]
Lists men by company and amount of rations issued. Countersigned by E. Ellis and Samuel Shaw and endorsed by Andrew Hibbard.
GLC02437.01824
11 January 1783
Dean, Moses, fl. 1782-1783
Provision Return for Sixteen Soldiers for Six Days Employed In the Engineers Department at one Ration and a half per Day Commensing the Eleventh and Ending the Sixteenth Both Days Included
Lists men by regiment and company and rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by John Allin.
GLC02437.01826
A Provision Return for the Commdt. Bargemen Commencing the 9th and Ending 12th Jany. 1783
Lists men by regiment and company. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by John Robertson. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01828
14 January 1783
Platt, Richard, 1755-1830
[Army Rations issued to Elizabeth Cottril]
Orders to issue rations, "whiskey excepted," to Elizabeth Cottril, Richard Cottril's wife. Countersigned by Robert Forsythe and endorsed by Richard Cottril.
GLC02437.01832
Nevin, Daniel, 1749-1802
[Provision return for three men draughted from the line on duty in the engineers barge]
Lists men according to regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by Peter Fitzpatrick. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01836
15 January 1783
Bradley, Daniel, fl. 1777-1783
Requests a lock for the door to the stores of ammunition and provisions.
GLC02437.01837
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Provision return for the command of bargemen]
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Includes an endorsement by a John [Sells ?]. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01838
17 January 1783
[Army Rations issued to the Engineers Department]
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Signed by Moses Dean. Countersigned by John Doughty and endorsed by a John [Allin]. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01840
Patten, Thomas, fl. 1777-1785
[Provision return for a member of Thomas Patten's company]
Lists the amount of provisions for a member of Patten's company. Countersigned by John Doughty with an endorsement by D. S. Mercer.
GLC02437.01842
Day, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Provision return for a party of artificers from the Connecticut Brigade]
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and endorsed by Joseph Day on the verso.
GLC02437.01846
22 January 1783
[Provision return for two army prisoners]
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Asa Baker. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01850
16 January 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
Provision Return for the Masons Under My Directions for Eight Days Comminsing [sic] 17th of Jany 83 & Ending 24th Both Ddayts in Cluded [sic].
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Also signed by Joseph Cheesman with an endorsement on the verso signed by a person surnamed Hayden. The first name is illegible.
GLC02437.01855
24 January 1783
[Victualing return for five army prisoners]
Lists men by regiment and rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Ezra Selden. Endorsement on verso signed by Asa Andrews.
GLC02437.01856
25 January 1783
[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department]
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Endorsed by John Doughty and John Allin. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued.
GLC02437.01858
[Provision return for the men belonging to the Ordnance Department]
Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement by Dudley Mercer.
GLC02437.01859
26 January 1783
Rogers, Hezekiah, fl. 1777-1811
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement by Joseph Day. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01877
1 February 1783
[Army Rations issued to Engineer's Department]
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and [unknown] Woodsworth.
GLC02437.01881
[Victualing return for army prisoners]
Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by E. Reed and Samuel Shaw with endorsement by Edward Blake. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01882
5 February 1783
Walker, Benjamin, 1753-1818
[Army Rations issued to Canadian Refugees]
Request to provide provisions for Canadian refugees. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Felix Victor. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01892
Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by Henry Ten Eyck and Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Andrew Hilbard. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01894
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Army rations issued to prisoners employed int he engineers department...]
Lists men by regiment, company and occupation along with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with endorsement signed by Jacob Wight. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01898
[Provision return for the soldiers employed in the Engineer's Department]
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Endorsed by Samuel Shaw and Mosed Dean.
GLC02437.01900
9 February 1783
[Army Rations issued to the Engineer's Department & Detachment]
Printed form with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw and Jacob Wight.
GLC02437.01903
[Army Rations issued to Prisoners & Artificers]
States return for a man from the "3 Rigt. [sic] of Artillery." Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Samuel Fullerton on verso.
GLC02437.01904
12 February 1783
McDougall, Alexander, 1732-1786
Written by General McDougall, but signed anonymously as "Brutus" to Major General Knox. McDougall reports that he seems to be making progress in lobbying Congress for funding for half-pay pensions for the officers. Says that since the Committee of...
GLC02437.01912
13 February 1783
Byers, James, fl. 1767-1784
Discusses the casting of new artillery, namely howitzers.
GLC02437.01917
circa February 14, 1783
A Bill for the Provisional Establishment and Regulation of Trade and Intercourse between the Subjects of Great Britain and those of the United States of North America
Printing of the bill being considered before the British Parliament to re-open trade between Britain and the United States. Divided into clauses A-I. This bill's provisions curtailed the United States's ability to trade with the British West Indies...
GLC02437.01920
15 February 1783
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by William Denison.
GLC02437.01922
16 February 1783
GLC02437.01928
Army Rations issued to Prisoners & Detachment
Lists men by company with rations issued. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement signed by Dudley Mercer. Date and place writ from note.
GLC02437.01929
19 February 1783
Discusses casting howitzers, making shells for the howitzers, and impressing or embossing the "arms of the United States," possibly on howitzers. Also mentions that he needs someone to help repair the weapons. See GLC02437.01957 for Knox's response...
GLC02437.01935
21 February 1783
[Army Rations issued to Detachment]
Issues two days' worth of provisions for seven bargemen. Also includes an endorsement on the verso signed by Robert Todd.
GLC02437.01938
22 February 1783
[Army Rations issued to Artificers]
Request for a week's worth of provisions with the month's allowance of candles for a man from the Core of Invalides. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso signed by Joseph Jackson.
GLC02437.01943
[Army Rations issued to Watermen]
Issues two days' worth of provisions to seven watermen. Includes an endorsement on the verso signed by Robert Todd.
GLC02437.01946
to David Bushnell
Discusses orders for various members of the Sappers and Miners, including David Kirkpatrick, Peter Taulman and de Lezane.
GLC02437.01947
24 February 1783
[Army Rations issued to Prisoners]
Lists men by regiment with issued rations. Countersigned by John Buell and Samuel Shaw with an endorsement on the verso signed by Asa Andrews. Place writ from note.
GLC02437.01950
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