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20 September 1783
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
[Request for goods]
Request for twenty pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family.
GLC02437.02546
Pettengill, Joseph, 1753-1833
[Army return]
Return of a detachment of men from the first Massachusetts regiment.
GLC02437.02548
22 September 1783
Request for twelve pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02550
21 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Christopher Smith.
GLC02437.02551
Tearse, Peter Bailey, fl. 1776-1783
[Provision return]
Return for a former captive in Canada who is now returning home to Pennsylvania. Docket signed by John Habermeyer.
GLC02437.02552
Campbell, John, fl. 1782-1783
[Request for rations]
Request for rations for former captives. Countersigned Samuel Shaw. Also signed by George J. Denniston. Endorsement signed by Michael [Rueth].
GLC02437.02553
23 September 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
[Provision order]
Request for twelve pounds of bread for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02558
24 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of beef for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02562
25 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds of bread and beef each, for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02565
18 September 1783
Glen, Jacob, 1735-1828
Victualling return for non commissioned officers and twelve privates who are among those escorting the British flag from Canada. Countersigned by Zephaniah Brown with the docket signed by John Ompey.
GLC02437.02567
26 September 1783
GLC02437.02568
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
Return for the corps of sappers and miners at Constitution Island, New York.
GLC02437.02569
28 September 1783
GLC02437.02573
Lyman, Cornelius, 1758-?
Weekly return of recruits from Springfield, Massachusetts.
GLC02437.02575
Pettengill, Joseph, 1741-1785
to Henry Knox
Writes on behalf of a Ensign Joseph Wardswell of the 1st Massachusetts to ask for a furlough as Wardswell has been ill and unable to perform his duties for some time.
GLC02437.02577
Olney, Jeremiah, 1749-1812
to William Pratt
Discusses charges issued against Lieutenant Wheaton involving defrauding non-commissioned officers and privates through clothing and hat purchases. A retained "true copy."
GLC02437.02578
29 September 1783
Request for twenty pounds each bread and beef, for General Henry Knox and his family. Docket signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02580
[Request for provisions]
Request for six pounds of candles on behalf of General Knox. Includes a note on the verso signed by Jacob Johnson.
GLC02437.02581
1 September 1783
Sherburne, Benjamin, fl. 1777-1783
Return for Baron von Steuben's sick steward for thirty days' worth of provisions.
GLC02437.02584
circa September 30, 1783
Johnston, W., fl. 1783
[Provision return for a detachment of Massachusetts artificers]
Shows a breakdown of the rations issued to the Massachusetts artillery.
GLC02437.02585
30 September 1783
Cheesman, Joseph, fl. 1783
[Provision return for the superintendant of the masons]
Request for extra rations for the superintendent of the Masons;. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note on the verso from John Cheesman.
GLC02437.02587
Dodge, Levi, fl. 1777-1783
[Return for provisions]
Request for provisions for three men in the detachment that were omitted in the general return of the first Massachusetts regiment. Noted as received by Dodge on verso.
GLC02437.02589
September 1783
Merlet, H., fl. 1783
[Provision return for the Canadian refugees]
Lists men by military denomination with issued rations.
GLC02437.02590
Boynton, Joseph, fl. 1776-1783
Return of the noncommissioned officers and privates in the New Hampshire Battalion
Lists men by instrument and the month in which their terms of service expire. Countersigned by Lieutenant Colonel George Reid.
GLC02437.02593
1 October 1783
[Provision return for the Engineer's Department]
Lists number of issued rations. Countersigned by Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02602
Wright, Jotham, fl. 1779-1783
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02604
Lists rations by number of men and type.
GLC02437.02605
Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Includes a note on the verso.
GLC02437.02606
2 October 1783
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
Request for ten rations of provisions for a soldier and his two children. Relates that the soldier is sick in the hospital, his wife and one child have already died, and the other children will too without the relief. Noted as received and signed...
GLC02437.02608
3 October 1783
[Weekly return of the corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists men by rank and file. Place writ from docket. Written at Constitution Island.
GLC02437.02611
Scott, Moses, 1738-1821
Request for six days' worth of provisions. Also signed as received by John Pratt with his mark.
GLC02437.02614
Lists provisions and amounts. Items include candles, soap and salt.
GLC02437.02615
Return for provisions for a member of the Massachusetts Artillery.
GLC02437.02616
Hand, Edward, 1744-1802
Issues ten days' worth of provisions to a man in the New York line. Signed as received on the verso by John Habermeyer.
GLC02437.02618
4 October 1783
Jackson, Michael, 1734-1801
Issues thirty-one days' worth of rations for a man in the New York regiment.
GLC02437.02619
12 October 1783
Wright, J., fl. 1783
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket on the verso stating receipt by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02625
7 October 1783
Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790
Request to issue six days' worth of provisions to eleven men of the Invalides. Countersigned by Moses Scott with a note stating receipt on the verso from Jonathan Foster.
GLC02437.02626
8 October 1783
Issues fourteen days' worth of rations for two men of the Invalids from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Countersigned by Moses Scott and Jonathan Barnes.
GLC02437.02630
10 October 1783
Condy, Thomas Hollis, 1754-1833
[Return of clothing for the 4th Massachusetts Regiment]
Countersigned by Henry Jackson, Colonel. Lists clothing according to type. Items include coats, breeches, hats and shoes.
GLC02437.02633
circa 1783
Danforth, Joshua, 1759-1837
[Return of clothing wanted in the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment]
Lists items by type and amount. Includes coats, vests, shoes, and mitts.
GLC02437.02635
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
[Return of clothing for the New York Corps of Artillery]
Lists items by type and amount. Includes hats, stocks, and socks.
GLC02437.02636
10-11 October 1783
Return for five men from the Massachusetts line. Includes a note on the verso from Mahlon Ford.
GLC02437.02638
circa 11 October 1783
Trimble, George, fl. 1783
Names of men at Poughkeepsie
Lists men by name and regiment. Date written in pencil and previously inferred.
GLC02437.02640
11 October 1783
[Return of clothing for the Corps of Sappers and Miners]
Lists clothing items by type and includes vests, boots and wool overcoats.
GLC02437.02641
Nelson, Henry, 1754-1805
[Return of clothing for the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment]
Lists companies, number of non-commissioned officers and privates, as well as clothing items such as coats, brushes, hose and shorts.
GLC02437.02642
[Weekly return of an artillery corps]
Lists men by status and rank.
GLC02437.02643
Blake, Thomas, fl. 1776-1783
[Return of clothing wanting in the New Hampshire Battalion]
Lists clothing items by type, including coats, shorts, hose, and hats with amounts. Countersigned by Major James Carr.
GLC02437.02644
1795 circa
[Lands subscibed for in Warren 1788]
List includes deeds granted and the number of acres for various town in Maine ranging from 1788 to 1795. A number of the deeds were permitted to George Ulmer, Esq. Title take from the title of the document.
GLC02437.09211
29 April 1773
Dyer, Samuel, fl. 1772-1773
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to Samuel Dyer]
Account information pertains to 1772. Apparently signed on verso by Dyer 29 April 1773. Flucker hired Dyer to complete various tasks, including mending a desk, building a woodhouse, and mending pipe.
GLC02437.09471
August- December 1772
[Account information related to Thomas Flucker]
Lists payment made by Flucker to [?] Salisbury for items such as nails, stock, and hinges.
GLC02437.09472
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