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1785/02/24
Adams, John, 1735-1826
To: King George III.
Establishing diplomatic ties with England. Letter of credentials. A true copy in Adams' hand, with clerical copies of Adams' appointment and William Smith's appointment.
GLC07946
8 September 1781
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
to Henry Knox
Sends a sheet listing ordnance sent for the southern operation, referring to the upcoming siege of Yorktown. Colonel John Lamb will deliver the enclosed spirit levels. Explains some of the munitions information. Samuel Hodgdon was the commissary...
GLC02437.01173
5 October 1776
Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823
[Return of Captain Stevens's company]
Lists numbers of officers presently fit for duty, sick in hospital, sick present, on command, and sick absent.
GLC02437.09539
26 January 1784
Hull, William, 1753-1825
[Return]
Return for troops at West Point, New York. Lists men by rank and current status. Includes a list on the verso of absent officers.
GLC02437.10576
12 September 1785
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Receipt for goods received from the firm of Broome & Platt]
Duplicate of GLC02437.03193, in the hand of Samuel Shaw. Receipt of "sundry goods" received from the firm of Broome & Platt, "charged at their lowest cash price, amounting to seven hundred and ten pounds four shillings, sterling money of Great...
GLC02437.03192
Copy of GLC02437.03192. Unsigned, but identical to GLC02437.03192 and written in the same hand, that of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03193
30 September 1785
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to James Webber
Draft of GLC02437.03204, written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.03205
9 March 1792
Zeigler, David, 1748-1811
to James Wilkinson
Marked copy; titled "Copy of a letter from Major Zeigler to Lt. Col. Commandt. Wilkinson." Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Comments on the job the Quartermaster has performed, and justifies his own conduct when working...
GLC02437.05341
16 June 1791
Peirce, Joseph, 1745-1828
Marked "private" on address leaf. Peirce references Knox's letters of 8 and 9 June. Says his friends concluded it was best not to offer a petition to the legislature regarding the taxes. Observes Knox's instructions regarding Fowles's land and...
GLC02437.04999
5 September 1791
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
to Phineas Bruce
Marked "Copy." Asks Bruce to procure information on the soil, timber, and waters within the two purchases in Maine made for William Duer and Knox, each of which contains a million acres. Says expenses and "a consideration for your Service" will be...
GLC02437.05144
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