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May 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Provisions received]
List of stores, including items such as flour, beef, rum, salt and candles.
GLC02437.02140
June 1783
[Note of provisions received for Knox's family]
Return written for General Henry Knox by Major Samuel Shaw, Knox's aide-de-camp. Lists items received from James Forsyth, Commissary of Issues at West Point, during the month of June 1783 for Knox's family. The list includes: 196 pounds of flour, 205...
GLC02437.02209
1 July 1783
Barber, Silas, fl. 1783
[Petition for redress to Henry Knox]
This is "A True Coppy" of a petition first written on 24 March 1783. Says at the beginning of the year 1780 they empowered Lt. Col. Popkin to "do us the Strictest Justice" to get their notes from the state of Massachusetts from 1777-1779. He received...
GLC02437.02219
12 - 16 May 1783
Howes, Lott, fl. 1783
[Petition to Henry Knox]
Petition signed by four non-commissioned officers, and what appears to be ten privates (several of the privates used an "X" as their mark). This petition asks Knox for help in getting money due to them that they feel Lt. Col. Popkin did not handle as...
GLC02437.02235
15 July 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Order to issue ten pounds of beef to General Knox]
Order issued by Fort Major of West Point Doughty to commissary James Forsyth. Asks that 10 pounds of beef be given to General Knox.
GLC02437.02293
23 July 1783
[Order to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox]
Order written by General Knox's aide-de-camp Major Shaw to West Point Commissary James Forsyth. Tells the commissary to issue 20 pounds of beef for General Knox.
GLC02437.02318
26 July 1783
Brooks, David, 1756-1838
Articles of clothing delivered for the use of Major General Knox
Written and signed in the hand of Samuel Shaw for David Brooks. Marked as a copy. Also signed by Samuel Shaw. A list of articles of clothing used by General Knox from 21 January 1780 to 1 August 1783. The list includes items such as boots, baize...
GLC02437.02332
1783-1815
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Jane Durham's bill owed to Henry Knox]
Durham owed £3.7.6. Top half in Knox's hand. Durham signed the bottom of the bill stating she "Recd. the Contents."
GLC02437.08363
Memoranda
Dated 12 November-14 April, although no year is provided. List of payments for sundries, including Indian meal, beef, lamp oil, rum, butter, wine, gloves, sugar, tea, etc.
GLC02437.08391
Statement &c
List of potential costs and profits for a mine. Gives a run down of amounts based on annually mining 100 tons of an unknown material (although it could be copper, see GLC02437.08433). Wants to have £12,000 capital. Part of the capital would go to...
GLC02437.08425
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