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8 June 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Discusses a lack of artificers and the importance of the arsenals and magazines for the artillery and any other branch of the military. Knox's retained draft.
GLC02437.02153
23 June 1783
Discusses the housing of troops in the area in and around West Point, New York and Constitution Island. Knox's retained draft.
GLC02437.02176
25 June 1783
Written by General Knox to General Washington. Says that Sprout's regiment of Paterson's brigade with two artillery pieces will be in Stony Point and that they will commence their march from there in the morning. Reports that part of Paterson's...
GLC02437.02185
28 June 1783
to Andrew Billings
Written by Major General Knox to Captain Major Billings. Says that General Washington directed him to forward two cannons to Billings to be engraved in a similar fashion to the cannon done for Count De Rochambeau (see GLC02437.02198). These cannons...
GLC02437.02199
29 June 1783
Informs General Washington that 250 men of the 3rd Massachusetts will not be ready to march until the afternoon due to lack of essential articles for their march. Reports that the regiment is without their compliment of field officers and Colonels...
GLC02437.02202
5 July 1783
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Major Bauman of the artillery corps asks General Washington to discharge four older German men under Bauman's command. Says that the Board of Inspectors of Invalids told him to go to Washington as the men did not "come under the description of men...
GLC02437.02241
14 July 1783
A letter regarding General Washington's sleigh. Knox apologetically writes that the painting of the sleigh has taken a long time. He explains that due to severe weather, the wood of the sleigh absorbed and congealed the oil, and could not be dried...
GLC02437.02286
4 June 1783
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
[Army Rations issued to Joseph Manning]
Issues six days' worth of provisions for Joseph Manning of the Rhode Island regiment. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw with a note from Manning.
GLC02437.02146
6 June 1783
Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
[Army rations issued to George Finlayson]
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. issues provisions for Finlayson of the Maryland line who has been recently discharged from service. Includes a note on the verso from Finlayson stating his receipt of the provisions.
GLC02437.02149
1 June 1783
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Army rations issued to the Engineer Department]
Partially printed document with subsequent information filled in by hand. Lists men by regiment and company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note from Jacob Wight.
GLC02437.02155
10 June 1783
Blair, Samuel, 1741-1818
to Henry Knox
Offers his congratulations on ending the war, while expressing his regret on not being able to congratulate him personally. "I pray the Supreme Rewarder of the good & the truly brave may bless you with the copious fruits of that peace you have by so...
GLC02437.02157
12 June - 1 July 1783
Nicolas, Lewis, 1717-1807
[Army Rations issued]
Three part document. First portion issues rations to a soldier in the Invalides regiment. Signed Lewis Nicola, Constitution Island, New York 12 June 1783. Second and third portions on the verso signed by David Hillyer and Samuel Shaw respectively...
GLC02437.02159
16 June 1783
to Chevalier [Francois Jean] de Chastellux
Discusses the character of the people of the new nation and hopes that the central government will be strong to prevent anarchy.
GLC02437.02165
24 June 1783
Height, Silvanus, fl. 1783
Petition of Inhabitants to have Captain Taylor continue on the South redoubts
Signed by Height and four other individuals. Request from the inhabitants of the south Redoubts that Captain [Othniel] Taylor remain in command of the area since "the people in this Quarter [have lived] in the greatest Harmony and friendship with...
GLC02437.02180
26 June 1783
Stewart, M., fl. 1783
[Army rations issued to Joseph Manning]
Orders to the contractors at Newburgh, New York for six days provisions for Joseph Manning, a soldier in the Rhode Island regiment who is going to home on furlough. Two dockets on verso. One is signed by Manning stating that the contractors delivered...
GLC02437.02186
to Captain [Claude] Blanchard
Instructs Blanchard to relieve Captain Taylor's men at the east side of the River and from General McDougall. Advises Blanchard that Captain Taylor has written instructions for the governance and safety of the posts. Knox writes that Blanchard is...
GLC02437.02188
Campbell, John, fl. 1782-1783
[Receipt for shoes]
Receipt for three hundred pairs of shoes from Morris Carl for troops marching towards Philadelphia.
GLC02437.02189
27 June 1783
to Captain Brewster
General Knox requests a loan from Captain Brewster in the amount of one thousand dollars for the term of one year.
GLC02437.02193
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Issue of rum to boat men]
Shaw requests that a quart of rum be issued to eight boatmen on fatigue duty. Two other illegible signatures appear on the document. Noted "Genl Ordr No. 5" on verso.
GLC02437.02194
Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808
[Receipt for cannon]
Receipt of two brass cannons from General Knox by the hand of Captain Buchanan for engraving.
GLC02437.02196
Written by Captain Major Billings to Major General Knox. References a previous letter from Knox that arrived with 2 brass cannons -- says he will "set about them as soon as the directions arrive, and will finish them as soon as possible." Billings is...
GLC02437.02198
July 1, 1783
Price, William, ?-1790
Provision return for a lieutenant officer police...
Written by William Price, Officer Police and countersigned by Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp.. A provision return for one lieutenant officer police for the garrison of West Point. States that ninety three rations (three rations per day for thirty...
GLC02437.02211
2 July 1783
Antill, Edward, 1742-1789
Requests that the bearer of the letter, Joseph Dyer, and two other men (John Lenen and James Kendall) be given enough provisions to return home on furlough. Explains that the men are from Boston and that Dyer is a man "distinguished with honor and...
GLC02437.02222
[Provision returns for Thomas Clews]
Written and signed by General Knox's aide-de-camp Samuel Shaw. Thomas Clews, of the Corps of Invalids, is given 107 complete rations by order of General Knox. A note of receipt from the contractors for the states of New York and New Jersey is...
GLC02437.02223
3 July 1783 circa
[Provision return of rations issued to light infantry]
Provision return for 12 men of the light infantry commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hull for 3 days from 1 July to 3 July. A total of 36 rations were issued. This document was signed by S. Spring, a quartermaster, and Major Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp...
GLC02437.02227
4 July 1783 circa
[Provision return for masons hired by the engineers department]
Provision return for the superintendent of the Masons; employed by the engineers department. One man was hired for four days from 1 - 4 July 1783 for a total of six rations issued. Signed by Joseph Cheesman, a superintendent, and countersigned by...
GLC02437.02232
6 July 1783 circa
Hillyer, David, fl. 1783
[Provision return for army rations issued]
Signed by David Hillyer, a quartermaster. Countersigned by Major Samuel Shaw as Henry Knox's aide-de-camp. Provision return sent to James Forsyth, the commissary at West Point, for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to Captain McGowan's...
GLC02437.02242
16 July 1783 circa
Blake, Edward, fl. 1753-1800
Signed by Edward Blake, a quartermaster with the artillery, and countersigned by Fort Major of West Point John Doughty. Provision return for rations issued to two men, one woman, and two children for ten days from 7-16 July. A total of 40 rations...
GLC02437.02246
7 July 1783
to Edward Antill
Written by Major General Knox to Lieutenant Colonel Antill. Encloses a return for provisions for his family (not included here). Apologizes for initially giving him conditional paperwork, but says he was unfamiliar with the resolve of Congress which...
GLC02437.02247
Written by Lieutenant Colonel Antill to Major General Knox. Returns an enclosed provision order (not included) for rations for his family. Asks him to sign and return it by the bearer of this letter. Says "this form I made has been purused ever since...
GLC02437.02249
[Army rations issued]
Marked "Copy." Top half of the document is a copy of Lt. Col. Antill's request for provisions for 31 days for "five canadian refugees." Asks for 155 rations. Bottom half of the document says that the "above provision" is for his family. Knox gives...
GLC02437.02250
8 July 1783
[Provision return]
Signed by William Price and countersigned by Fort Major John Doughty by orders of General Knox. Provision ration for four discharged men for six days. A receipt note below the docket is signed by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02251
9 July 1783
Wright, J., fl. 1783
Countersigned by Samuel Shaw, aide-de-camp to General Henry Knox.Provision return for four men employed in the ordnance department. Four men and two women were issued one and a half rations a day for four days. Docket note regarding rations signed...
GLC02437.02254
12 July 1783
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
Provision returns for noncommissioned and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners.
GLC02437.02266
Signed by David Hillyer as quarter master and countersigned by John Doughty as Fort Major. Provisions return for twenty men of the Invalid Regiment, three women, and six children. States that the twenty men were detained on account of the Board of...
GLC02437.02269
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Order to supply rations to John Mundin]
Order of 27 rations to Sergeant John Mundin of the Invalid Regiment discharged and on his way to Albany, New York. The order for 27 rations also includes Mundin's wife and five children.
GLC02437.02271
circa 16 July 1783
Provision return for rations issued to the superitendant of the Masons; employed by the engineers department from 13-16 July. A total of 6 rations were issued over the four days for one person. Countersigned by Joseph Cheesman, superintendant. Docket...
GLC02437.02292
17 July 1783
Provision return for one man of the late 2nd Connecticut Regiment. He was issued 10 rations for 10 days. Signed by R. Sanderson as a quartermaster and Colonel H. Luith(?). Also signed by Major Shaw as Knox's aide-de-camp. Docket signed by an Ezekiel...
GLC02437.02295
Bliss, Daniel, fl. 1783
Written by Bliss to Major General Knox. Wants to renew his acquaintance with Knox in hopes that Knox will perform an act of kindness for him. Bliss has included a letter to his mother as well as some money for her, and hopes Knox will forward the...
GLC02437.02298
16 July 1783
[Army rations issued to Thomas Nelson and his family]
Asks the commissary, James Forsyth, to issue rations for Thomas Nelson, his wife, and 2 children from 16-31 of July. Says that Nelson is a furloughed man from the Massachusetts artillery who was detained by the sickness of his wife. Nelson signed...
GLC02437.02300
18 July 1783
[Provision return for a man employed in the Ordinance Dept.]
A provision return for one man employed by the Ordinance Department, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, Captain Blanchard's Company. A total of three rations are to be provided commencing 18 July 1783 to 20 July 1783. The order is also signed by Samuel...
GLC02437.02302
19 July 1783
Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796
Certificate of account settlement
Certifies that Mr. John Banks, Conductor of Military Stores, has settled his public accounts and delivered his books and vouchers.
GLC02437.02305
Provision return
Provision return for non-commissioned officers and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners. A total of 68 rations for four days was provided to the officers and privates. The docket acknowledging receipt is signed by Sergeant J...
GLC02437.02309
22 July 1783
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
[Receipt for Knox's donation to the Society of the Cincinnati]
Written in a secretarial hand and signed by Colonel Jackson in his capacity as the Treasurer of the Massachusetts branch of the Society of the Cincinnati. This receipt acknowledges that Knox gave one month's pay to be used for the establishment of a...
GLC02437.02313
23 July 1783
[Order to issue army rations to three British deserters]
Order issued by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw for West Point Commissary James Forsyth to issue seven days worth of rations for three British deserters "to carry them to Philadelphia." It appears that Shaw was reusing paper, as a few lines of...
GLC02437.02316
Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783
Return of ordnance... & stores, apparatus & c. & c. at the Garrison of Stoney & Verplanks Points- Kingsferry
Signed by Swartwout, Captain Lieutenant Commanding Artillery at Kings Ferry.
GLC02437.10113
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
1 July 1783
Pierce, John, ?-1788
[Account information pertaining to General Henry Knox and the United States]
Account information is written by Samuel Shaw. Includes regimental expenses from December 1775 - February 1779. Pierce, Paymaster General, attests that Knox "produced vouchers... for the within sum of forty five thousand seven hundred forty five...
GLC02437.10115
Includes regimental expenses from December 1775 - February 1779. Pierce, Paymaster General, attests that Knox "produced vouchers... for the within sum of forty five thousand seven hundred forty five dollars received by him from the United States..."...
GLC02437.10116
to John Bryant
Discusses the furloughs of two soldiers who served under Bryant (refer to GLC02437.10122). The men have to obtain blank discharge forms from army headquarters which must be filled out by Bryant before they can receive their furloughs. Expresses his...
GLC02437.10123
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