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8 November 1783
Wales, Ebenezer, fl. 1783
[Return]
Return of Connecticut troops. Lists men by company, rank, and current status. Also includes a list of absent officers.
GLC02437.10568
31 July 1783
Brooks, David, 1756-1838
to Henry Knox
Written by Brooks as Assistant Clothier General to General Knox. Says that about 26 June when the troops marched from West Point for Philadelphia an order from Washington for 300 pairs of shoes for the 2nd Massachusetts Brigade and 2nd Massachusetts...
GLC02437.02353
15 August 1783
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Discusses the possibility of leaving some cannon at Niagara and how to best arrange them. Knox's retained draft.
GLC02437.02391
26 August 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Journal of Revolutionary War military officers and other staff]
Hierarchical lists of (named) officers serving under Colonels [John] Lamb, [John] Crane, [Lewis] Nicola (Invalid Corps), [Benjamin] Tupper (10th Mass.), Butler (1st Conn.) and [Samuel] Webb (3rd Conn.), and Engineers and Sappers under Major [Jean...
GLC02437.02419
23 July 1783
Doughty, John, 1754-1826
[Supplies issued]
Illegible signature on recto, which may say John Most. The note says he received from James Forsyth, Commissary at West Point, 20 pounds of tallow and ten pounds of soap as ordered by Fort Major John Doughty. Recto has a partial copy of the order in...
GLC02437.02320
25 July 1783
Wright, fl. 1783
[Provision return for army rations issued]
Provision return for three men from Lieutenant Wright's company of artificers in the ordinance department as well as two women from 25-28 July. The five people were issued 26 rations over the four days. Signed by Lieutenant Wright and countersigned...
GLC02437.02327
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
[Provision return]
A provision return for the non-commissioned and privates belonging to the Corps of Sappers and Miners for a total of 59 and 3/4 rations. A docket acknowledging of the contractors for New York and New Jersey is signed by Edward Bass.
GLC02437.02335
29 July 1783
Wright, J., fl. 1783
[Provisions returns]
Two provisions returns. The first return is for four and one half rations for three male employees in the Ordinance Department. The second is for one man of the Ordinance Department for three half rations. Both returns are signed by Lietenant J...
GLC02437.02342
Hawes, William, fl. 1781-1783
[Return of pay]
Return of pay made to Lieutenant John Bryant's company last October. Includes payment for the months of September 1782 through January 1783. Also includes allowance for wood for a total of £224.18.3.
GLC02437.02345
[Request for rations]
"Request to issue Mr. Augustus Hopkins provisions from the 23 to 31 July 1783 inclusive, nine complete rations, he being employed in engraving the cannon at this post."
GLC02437.02347
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