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6 September 1780
Collins, John, 1717-1795
[Return]
Return of ordnance from the ordnance store at Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered to various locations. Items listed by type, status and delivery location.
GLC02437.10709
11 March 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Sends his regrets to General George Washington as he was unable to make a meeting at Head Quarters due to the the large amount of ice in the river. Discusses the "extraodinary notification and address forwarded to Colonel Crane" (the first of the...
GLC02437.01995
22 March 1783
Livingston, Robert L., 1746-1813
Written in the hand of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Washington's Secretary. Marked as a copy of a letter from Secretary of Foreign Affairs Livingston to General Washington. Docket in Knox's hand. Sends "the agreeable Intelligence of Peace, upon which I...
GLC02437.02018
23 March 1783
Written by Major General Knox to General Washington. Reports to Washington that he had to relieve the company of artillery under Captain Lieutenant Ephraim Fenno at Kings Ferry, due to problems with ordnance returns. Replaced Fenno's unit with the...
GLC02437.02019
Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846
In the hand of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., Washington's Secretary. Copy of a letter from Daniel Parker to George Washington. Informs General Washington that a general peace was signed on 20 January. Says a ship from Cadiz arrived with the news...
GLC02437.02020
28 March 1783
Written by Major General Knox to General Washington. Contains florid congratulations to Washington over peace. Says "how sublime must be your sensations at this moment!" Claims it is a "happy day for America!" Retained copy.
GLC02437.02034
4 April 1783
Discusses issuing ammunition and weaponry to the troops. Warns that if every brigade orders the same proportion the number of weaponry will be immense. Retained copy.
GLC02437.02062
9 April 1783
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
A copy, in the hand of Washington's secretary David Cobb, of the letter Hamilton wrote as a Continental Congressman from New York to General Washington. Hamilton was writing in his capacity as a chairman of a committee (other members included Madison...
GLC02437.02078
16 April 1783
Discusses the earnings of commissioned officers and the feelings of uneasiness among noncommissioned officers due to unequal payment. Suggests discharging noncommissioned officers as soon as possible under the pretext that it is being done so that...
GLC02437.02092
19 May 1783
Discusses an "atrocious violation of the Laws of Nations" by a Mr. Honniwell and urges a just punishment for the crime. See GLC02437.02125 for a related document.
GLC02437.02126
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