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15 January 1777
Loring, Joshua, 1716-1781
[Bill to William Knox]
William Knox purchased 70 reams of paper, some colored. The total bill was for £116.12. It is noted on the bottom "Rec'd payment Josh Loring."
GLC02437.08397
26 April 1777
Messrs Bowdoin and Read, fl. 1777
[Bill sent to Henry Knox]
Knox bought 2 loaves of sugar with a total weight of 21 pounds, 15 ounces for £2.14.10. Jonathan Davis signed as the agent for Bowdoin and Read, claiming he received payment.
GLC02437.08403
April 1777
Knox, William, 1756-1795
[William Knox's payment to a contractor]
Appears to be in William Knox's hand. William Knox paid the contractor Thomas Clement £1.19.6 for boards, screws, hooks, clasps, and labor. Clement signed the bottom noting he received full payment.
GLC02437.08406
circa 1789-1795
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Expenses for recruiting]
Written in Knox's hand. List of expenses for the recruiting service. Goods and services include clothing, transportation, bounties, rations, medicine and pay to recruiters. Tens of thousands of dollars was allocated and spent. Page 4 has a...
GLC02437.08413
16 July 1778
Bumstead, Thomas, fl. 1778
[Bill for repairs made to Henry Knox's chaise]
Noted that Henry Knox paid Thomas Bumstead in full for work on his chaise. Total cost was £22.12.2. Payments were for chains, springs, rivets, seats, lace, buckles, a head rail, and labor for repairs. The work was done March-September 1777, but it...
GLC02437.08415
[Overview of army payments]
Mentions that pay is current up to 31 March, although no year is given. Pay was noted as $55,000. Some other expenses include: $55,000 toward bounties, $35,000 to the Quartermaster's Department, $4,000 to the Hospital Department, and $22,000 to the...
GLC02437.08419
7 February 1778-7 March 1778
Billings, Joseph, fl. 1778
[Bill to Henry Knox]
General Henry Knox's bill from Joseph Billings. It appears that Billings was a tailor. The bill is for various pieces of clothing including coats, waistcoats, and breeches. Also has payments due for various lengths of cloth as well as buttons...
GLC02437.08421
4 May 1778
Amory, Jonathan, fl. 1778-1779
[Receipt for William Knox]
William Knox bought 20 dictionaries, a dozen memorandum books, and a dozen small memorandum books. The total is £34.15.4.
GLC02437.08428
13 May 1778
Carter, John, fl. 1778
[Receipt to Henry Knox]
Carter notes he received two looking glasses with a value of £100, and 3 tables, which he promises to return on demand. If there is a fire or they are destroyed by accident, Carter agrees to pay for the goods.
GLC02437.08429
1783-1815
[Memorandum on a copper mine]
Lists costs associated with a copper mine. Includes £6,000 is capital. If 100 tons of ore are extracted at £80 per ton, Knox excepts an annual profit of £2,720. In Knox's hand.
GLC02437.08433
4 July 1778
Callender, Benjamin, fl. 1772-1785
[Receipt to William Knox for a suit]
Total for a suit for William Knox is £9.10.0.
GLC02437.08435
circa 1790
Expense of Survey for a Navign from Connecticut river to Charles river
Total expenses for travel were £28.0.6 and "Expence of an examination without a Survey" were £12.
GLC02437.08438
15 July 1778
[Bill for William Knox]
Receipt for the purchase of Bibles from John Armory, Jr. The total cost comes to £39.4.
GLC02437.08441
[Document on the French Navy] [in French]
Document on the French fleet.
GLC02437.08442
circa 1790-1791
[Estimates on purchasing bank stock]
Calculations to buy bank stock add up to $57,937 made in several payments. There are many calculations based on varying interest rates. Not dated, but third payment was slated for 1 July 1792 and the fourth payment on 1 January 1793.
GLC02437.08447
15 September 1778
[William Knox's account]
Payment for Callender making jacket and breeches. Knox was also charged for silk thread and buttons. The total was £6.
GLC02437.08449
15 October 1778
Receipt given to William Knox after he paid three months rent to John Amory, Jr. The total was for £12.10.
GLC02437.08450
The present number of troops
Notes the number of troops stationed in Ohio, Florida, the North Carolina frontier, Georgia. Troop totals add up to 1,680. Lists reasons for the proposed troop augmentation. These reasons include: to awe the Wabash and Creek Indians, to draw "a...
GLC02437.08454
1778
Emmons, Nathaniel, fl. 1778
William Knox bought 6 silver spoons and a sword for £2.14.0. The items were bought from Lech Brigden. Nathaniel Emmons, apparently an agent for Brigden, signed the bill stating payment was made.
GLC02437.08456
10 February 1779
[Receipt]
Receipt of items William Knox bought from Jonathan Amory. Items include bibles and knifes.
GLC02437.08465
February 1779
Bill for making a coat and to mend another coat and a pair breeches. Also bills William for buttons, silk, and thread. The total is £7.16. Signed by Callender stating he received payment.
GLC02437.08474
2 April 1779
Bill for making a jacket. Also for thread and mending a coat and a pair of breeches. Total came to £5.8.
GLC02437.08479
26 April 1779
Bird, Nathaniel, fl. 1774-1790
William Knox bought 15 dozen shoe brushes and 3 dozen scrubbing brushes. The total was £167.2. Bird signed the document noting that full payment was made.
GLC02437.08485
28 April 1779
Bill for making breeches as well as buttons and silk. The total came to £5.1. Signed by Callender stating payment was received.
GLC02437.08486
18 May 1779
Clement, Thomas, fl. 1778-1779
[Receipt for payment from William Knox]
Signed by Clement stating he received £200 from William Knox. The money was "sound & free from all Blemishes whatever."
GLC02437.08487
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