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circa 1750-1820
[Table of stock]
Table showing the relative value of American stock. Categories include marked value of stock, deferred, various indents, and reference.
GLC02437.10614
21 December 1786
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to George Washington
Writes, "The insurgents who were assembled at Worcester in Massachusetts have disbanded- The people at Boston seem to be glad at this event and say it was the effect of fear- But the fact is that the insurgents effected their object, which was to...
GLC02437.03385
14 January 1788
Knox updates Washington on various state conventions meeting to decide on ratification of the United States Constitution. Writes, "The new Constitution has hitherto been as well received as could have been expected considering the various existing...
GLC02437.03762
14 February 1788
Reports on Massachusetts' adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Writes, "It may with great truth be asserted that no subject was ever more candidly debated- Many of the minority express their determination, of inculcating the principle...
GLC02437.03797
11 March 1788
Grasse, Alexandre-Francois Auguste, Marquis de, 1765-1845
to George Washington [in French]
Extract from a letter (in French) from Augustus de Grasse to George Washington to be presented before the Society of the Cincinnati, regarding Augustus's father, Admiral Francois De Grasse. The younger de Grasse asks Washington's permission to wear...
GLC02437.03820
13 December 1786
Bruce, Stephen, ?-1801
to Henry Knox
Bruce, apparently a merchant, writes to Knox to discuss a contract for supplying the troops in the Boston area. Has been working with General [Henry] Jackson and Colonel [Benjamin] Hichborn, providing them with necessary supplies. Includes terms...
GLC02437.03374
14 December 1786
Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790
to William Shepard
Thanks him for the intelligence provided by his last two letters. Says that the last of the letters was received by "your confidential Friend Major Shepard," and he has talked with him extensively about the matters contained therein. Writes that...
GLC02437.03378
15 December 1786
to James Bowdoin
Writes, "Major [Winthrop] Sargent will have the honor to deliver your Excellency this letter. Although his dispositions are military, yet he finds himself constrained on consideration of his former rank to decline the appointment to a company of...
GLC02437.03380
26 December 1786
to Stephen Bruce
Written from the War Office, likely located in New York City in this period (also see GLC02437.03393 for a letter written on the same date from Knox in New York City). Explains that the Treasury Board has been, for some time, making plans for paying...
GLC02437.03392
1786-1789
Prices of clothing, and quantity allowed the troops of the United States
Lists rations of clothing for troops in three different years, and the prices charged by the contracted merchant supplying the clothing. The list for 1786 includes prices from Turnbull, Marmie & Co., the list for 1788 includes prices from Royal...
GLC02437.03400
1786
[List of officers appointed under General Henry Jackson]
Date added later in pencil. List of officers appointed under General Henry Jackson. Officers are sorted by rank, and include Majors William Hull, William North, and E. [possibly Elnathan] Haskell, as well as William Eustis as Surgeon.
GLC02437.03404
7 January 1787
Thanks him for his kind letter. Declares that before he received it, he "had been inform'd of the negociations taking place between the board of Treasury, and [Messrs Robert] Morris & [Jeremiah] Wadsworth for the whole supplies of the Troops, and...
GLC02437.03408
24-25 January 1787
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
Marked "copy" on docket. Describes in some detail the confrontations between his troops and the insurgents in Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shays. Reports that General [William] Shepard, who is also leading troops, is in a precarious position which it...
GLC02437.03422
27 January 1787
Written from Brookfield, likely in Massachusetts. Marked "copy." Relates how he led his troops to the aid of General Shepard. "Writes, Gen'l Sheppard expects hourly an attack by the whole force of the Insurgents:- Shays marched with the party...
GLC02437.03425
28 January 1787
Marked "copy." Written from "Head Quarters Springfield." Reports on Shay and his supporters' situation. Relates that he and a number of other regiments arrived in Springfield the day before. Writes, "On my arrival I found, that Shays had taken...
GLC02437.03427
January 1787
[Account of military supplies]
A financial account including monies owed to individuals, such as Jeremiah Wadsworth, as well as monies paid for military supplies, such as axes and shells. Numerical calculations on verso.
GLC02437.03436
[Acknowledgment of legal counsel in case of James Swan v. John Campbell]
Note about a New York Supreme Court case pitting James Swan against John Campbell. Acknowledges Balthazar DeHaert as Swan's attorney, defending him against John Campbell's charge of trespass. See GLC02437.03690 for related information.
GLC02437.03437
31 March 1787
[Certificate for Catherine Gardiner]
"This is to certify that in the year one thousand seven hundred, and seventy five the subscriber received by order of the provincial Congress of Massachusetts Bay certain articles of household furniture then late the property of Henry Barnes Esq - of...
GLC02437.03507
12 March 1790
[Notes on Treasury Department travelling expenses]
Notes on payment of officers' travelling expenses: "Treasury department when removed in 1785 from Philadelphia to New York any charges including travelling expenses." Refers to an ordinance on the subject from 7 May 1787. Verso includes a note that...
GLC02437.03545
May 1787
[Payments made to the Society of the Cincinnati]
Lists payments made to the Society of the Cincinnati by the state societies "in consequence of the requisition of the General meeting" in May 1787. Includes an additional docket dated in 1791 listing individuals to whom "an eagle" was sold (a...
GLC02437.03560
6 June 1787
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
[Receipt of payment]
Received from Henry Knox, "the sum of twenty one pound Eleven shilling and nine pence, in full."
GLC02437.03570
25 June 1787
Canary, Dennis, fl. 1787
to William Knox
Asks William to write on his behalf to his brother, Henry Knox, for help with a land dispute. The tract of land in question is currently his but his ownership is being questioned by a widow, Mrs. Sarah Robinson, who argues her husband had some claim...
GLC02437.03591
14 July 1787
Breck, Samuel, 1747-1809
Briefly discusses events concerning mutual friends. Emphasizes his support for the idea of a stronger federal government. States, "I fully agree with you in the necessity of a National Government & hope that a system, in some measure resembling ours...
GLC02437.03604
25 July 1787
to Francois, Comte de Broglio
Addresses the application de Broglio sent on behalf of his friend, the Baron de Valletiere, for Valletiere's membership into the Society of the Cincinnati. Informs de Broglio that the decision for membership will not be decided until the next general...
GLC02437.03617
to François Claude Amour, Marquis de Bouillé
Discusses the Marquis' acceptance as a member of the Society of the Cincinnati. Also reports that he has transmitted the news to the Count D'Estaing, already a senior officer in the Society.
GLC02437.03618
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