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4 February 1781
Jones, Thomas, fl. 1777-1782
[Return]
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered during the month of January of 1781. Items listed by type, weight and current condition.
GLC02437.10672
1 May 1781
Frothingham, Thomas, 1755-1827
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered during the months of March and April of 1781. Items listed by type, weight and date of reception or delivery.
GLC02437.10677
1 June 1781
Ruddock, John, fl. 1779-1796
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered at Fishkill, New York for the month of May 1781. Items listed by type, weight and current condition.
GLC02437.10680
31 July 1782
Ordnance & stores received, from the 1st January to the 31st July, 1782
List of stores, organized by date and by officer. Identified as "No: 5".
GLC02437.01509
15 September 1782
Eayrs, John, fl. 1782
List of stores on board the Hope in the river
List of artillery stores, including tools and supplies.
GLC02437.01612
1 January 1778 - 31 July 1782
[Return of ordnance and supplies]
Dimensions are estimated as document is one long sheet folded many times.
GLC02437.10506
[Return of military stores brought from Burlington to West Point]
Lists ordnance and stores brought from Burlington, New Jersey to West Point, New York for use of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery.
GLC02437.10510
1 April 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of February and March 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type and weight.
GLC02437.10694
circa 1 July 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of April, May and June 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type, weight and current condition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10697
circa 1 August 1782
Return of ordnance and military stores sent to the Northern army starting from 1 January 1778 to 31 July 1782. Lists items by type, destination and current condition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10699
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the month of July 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type, weight and ammunition.
GLC02437.10701
1 September 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the month of August 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type, weight and ammunition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10702
9 September 1782
Jackson, Thomas, fl. 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores at the north and south redoubts. Items listed by type and location. Two black and white bust engravings of Jackson included.
GLC02437.10704
30 September 1782
Fenno, Ephraim, fl. 1776-1784
[Return of ordnance and stores at Stony Point and Verplanks Point]
Includes Quarter master's stores. Noted to Major General Henry Knox at West Point, New York. Fenno signs as Capt Lieut Commt Artillery.
GLC02437.10511
19 November 1781
Carrington, Edward, 1749-1810
to Colonel Harrison
Refers to an enclosure of Knox's instructions regarding stores left in Virginia for use by the Southern Department, and the "plan of Deposit directed at Richmond or Westham." Has sent personnel to supervise the collection of the stores. They will...
GLC02437.01292
to Captain Singleton
Comments that he has waited for the Governor and Mr. Jones so they all might, with Capt. Singleton, arrange to deposit the stores in Westham or Richmond, but he had to go on to meet General Arthur St. Clair's Division. Declares that the arrangements...
GLC02437.01293
1781
[Invoice of Stores Received from Captain Seward]
Invoice of artillery stores including cartridges, bellows, engines, hooks, etc. Date added later in pencil.
GLC02437.01318
31 December 1781
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the months of October, November, December 1781 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type, weight and current condition. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10688
1 January 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered from 1 August 1781 to 1 January 1782 for the Southern Department in Virginia. Items listed by type, weight and current condition. Date from docket.
GLC02437.10689
circa 1 February 1782
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the month of January 1782 at Fishkill, New York. Items listed by type and weight.
GLC02437.10692
July 1781
Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819
Return of ordnance and military stores received, delivered, and on hand in the month of June and July 1781.
Lists brass ordnance, case shot, fuzes, and other ordnance items. Indicates the amount of items last return, the amount received since last return, the total, the amount delivered since last return, and the number on hand. Signed by Frothingham as...
GLC02437.10492
1 August 1781
Return of ordnance and military stores on hand the 1st Augt 1781.
Creator from docket (Frothingham was field commissary of military stores). Lists case shot, can shot, fuzes, gunners implements, and damaged stores, among other items.
GLC02437.10493
30 June 1781
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered at Fishkill, New York for the month of June 1781. Items listed by type, weight and current condition.
GLC02437.10682
3 October 1781
Return for ordnance and military stores available, received and delivered for the month of September 1781. Items listed by type, weight and current condition.
GLC02437.10684
30 September 1781
Return for ordnance and stores at Fishkill, New York for the months of August and September 1781. Items listed by type, and date issued. Noted as under the orders of John Ruddock.
GLC02437.10685
22 December 1783
Brooks, David, 1756-1838
to Henry Knox
Reports to Knox about the situation of the lack of clothing for the men, and the general state of the troops mentioning "ninety five prs of shoes, to the R. Island Regt. & about 200 to Col. Willett's." States that he should be hearing from the...
GLC02437.02849
25 December 1783
Allen, William, fl. 1783-1809
Encloses, according to orders, the return of soldiers under his command. Mentions that three of his men are in the Albany Hospital and are thus unable to march. Water damage has obscured a portion of two lines of text. Watermarked with a bell...
GLC02437.10195
January 1784
Jefferds, Samuel, 1752-1804
Return of ordnance and military stores in the Northern department for the month of December 1783. Items listed by type and location.
GLC02437.10713
22 February 1783
Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794
to David Bushnell
Discusses orders for various members of the Sappers and Miners, including David Kirkpatrick, Peter Taulman and de Lezane.
GLC02437.01947
1 March 1783
[Ordnance return from Kings Ferry]
Lists stores and arms by type, weight and amount.
GLC02437.01966
29 January 1783
Campbell, John, fl. 1782-1783
Return of plank & boards issued for the use of the different buildings at this post since the 1st Octr 82
Possibly created at West Point, New York. Lists amounts of plank and boards ordered for various purposes, including officers' quarters, artillery barracks, and several military posts.
GLC02437.10087
4 September 1783
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Extract of a letter from General Washington to Timothy Pickering Quarter Master General, dated Rocky Hill, Sepr 4th 1783
Written in Timothy Pickering's hand. Signed in text by Pickering in the body of the document. Docket on verso is in Knox's hand. The extract says: "If it is well ascertained that the Chain can be preserved in perfect order for future use, I should...
GLC02437.02467
28 August 1783
Swartwout, Cornelius, fl. 1776-1783
Return of ordnance, ordnance stores, apparatus &c. &c. at the garrisons of Stoney and Verplanks Points- Kings Ferry- August the 28 1783
Signed by Swartwout, Captain Lieutenant Commanding Artillery at Kings Ferry.
GLC02437.10130
6 September 1780
Collins, John, 1717-1795
Return of ordnance from the ordnance store at Springfield, Massachusetts, delivered to various locations. Items listed by type, status and delivery location.
GLC02437.10709
28 May 1783
Fleming, George, 1748-1822
Return of ordnance, ordnance stores, apparatus & c. of the garrisons of Stoney & Verplank's Points- Kingsferry
Includes a note at the bottom of the pages discussing a barge and damaged powder. These two pages were previously connected; second page measures 15.2 x 75.9 cm. Torn in middle crease.
GLC02437.10111
22 November 1778
[Army expenses of various regiments]
Contains instructions to Mr. Richards to deliver articles and collect receipts for them. The receipts are included on the following pages. Written at or near Fredericksburg (present-day Patterson, New York).
GLC02437.02263
19 July 1783
Certificate of account settlement
Certifies that Mr. John Banks, Conductor of Military Stores, has settled his public accounts and delivered his books and vouchers.
GLC02437.02305
28 June 1783
Return of ordnance... & stores, apparatus & c. & c. at the Garrison of Stoney & Verplanks Points- Kingsferry
GLC02437.10113
6 January 1784
Haskell, Elnathan, 1755-1825
Major Haskell and Captain J. Bliss report that they assessed the clothing stores, as ordered, and rejected a number of hats.
GLC02437.02922
27 January 1784
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
Place name is illegible. Possibly written in New Jersey. Barber answers Knox's request, enclosing "the Act respecting the sales of the confiscated property in this State." Discusses monetary inflation of soldiers' notes. Mentions that estates in...
GLC02437.02937
7 March 1784
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to John Bryant
Replies to a letter from Captain Bryant, at Springfield, Massachusetts (refer to GLC02437.2965). Responds to issues Bryant reported: a break-in on the property of Captain Pynchon, and Bryant's lack of pay. Agrees to help Bryant obtain pay, and...
GLC02437.02972
24 March 1780
Bauman, Sebastian, 1739-1803
Responds to a letter from Knox regarding a disagreement between Bauman, an artillery officer, and William Hull, commandant at West Point. Pertains to an order Hull gave that created a conflict in command between infantry and artillery.
GLC02437.02981
July 1, 1784
Return of ordnance and military stores in the Northern department for the month of July 1784. Items listed by type and location. Also includes a list of ordnance delivered since the last return. Date previously inferred, written in pencil.
GLC02437.10719
28 September 1783
Return of ordnance stores, apparatus & c. & c. at the Garrison of Stony and Verplanks Points Kingsferry- Septemer 28th 1783.
GLC02437.10148
10 November 1783
Pierce, John, ?-1788
Lists expenses incurred at the garrison of West Point, New York by date, from May to December 1782. Noted as a copy and written in the hand of Samuel Shaw.
GLC02437.02765
15 August 1783
Gibbs, Caleb, fl. 1748-1818
Very difficult to read due to faded ink. Discusses a treaty and the position of the troops. Noted as written at a "Camp near Philadelphia."
GLC02437.02389
28 July 1783
Swartwout signed as Captain Lieutenant commanding Artillery at Kings Ferry.
GLC02437.10519
16 June 1789
to Edward Carrington
Has received his last two letters, but did not write back because he hoped to see Carrington in person. Was also waiting for some government issues to be resolved so he could properly answer Carrington's queries. Has learned Carrington did not yet...
GLC02437.04243
20 June 1789
Barrett, Samuel, 1739-1798
Declares that he received Knox's last letter, and would like to ask him to forward to the President a copy of a letter from Governor [John] Hancock, which he transcribes on the bottom half of the page. Hancock's letter recommends Barrett for a job...
GLC02437.04249
25 June 1789
Bryant, John, 1742-1816
Writes to ask if Knox might help his brother, Lieutenant David Mason. Mason is in New York in a desperate situation, and Bryant has no money at present to help him. Asks if Knox might lend Mason fifteen dollars to book passage to Boston or...
GLC02437.04255
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