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January 1784
Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
[Return]
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
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