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18 October 1783
Wright, J., fl. 1783
[Army rations issued to artificers]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie.
GLC02437.02679
[Weekly return of the artillery]
Lists officers by rank, status and state.
GLC02437.02680
19 October 1783
Bowles, Ralph H., 1757-1813
[Army return of the 1st Massachusetts Regiment]
Indicates the number of men "whose times of service expire ... in Decr. and January 1783 & 84." Signed by Bowles and countersigned by Joseph Pettingill.
GLC02437.02685
Loomis, Libbeus, ?-1836
[Return of the Connecticut Regiment]
Lists men by rank and location. Countersigned by H. Smith.
GLC02437.02687
22 October 1783
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
to Henry Knox
Forwards the muster rolls for August and September. Notes that there is a discrepency in numbers for September due to the number "of the sick, absent and on Commands." Goes on to complain about the decline of the army, in particular the lack of...
GLC02437.02697
23 October 1783
Greenman, Jeremiah, 1758-1828
[Army return for the Rhode Island Battalion]
Lists men by rank, company and status. Countersigned by Captain Zephaniah Brown.
GLC02437.02699
24 October 1783
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
Monthly return of the Corps of Sappers & Miners
Lists men by status and rank.
GLC02437.02705
25 October 1783
Wright, Jotham, fl. 1779-1783
[Army rations for the company of artificers]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso.
GLC02437.02709
27 October 1783
Selden, Charles, 1755-1820
List of men lately discharged from the 4th Massachusetts Regiment
Lists men by name and rank.
GLC02437.02712
Stafford, John R., ?-1812
[Return of names of non commissioned officers and privates discharged]
GLC02437.02713
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Reverend Doctor Cooper
Discusses Count Wengierski, "a polish gentleman on his travels through America" and how foreigners view Boston. Mentions the likelihood of a British evacuation of New York City.
GLC02437.02714
Monthly return Corps of Artillery
Lists men by rank, status and state of service.
GLC02437.02716
28 October 1783
[Return for the Connecticut Regiment employed in cutting wood]
Lists men by name, rank and company.
GLC02437.02717
Antill, Edward, 1742-1789
Informs Knox that he has yet to hear about the issue concerning his family provisions and if Knox would permit him to send someone over to hear of any news. "Public service" written on address leaf with no signature.
GLC02437.02718
29 October 1783
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821
Asks Knox to personally deliver a letter to General Alexander McDougall and emphasizes that it is private. Requests Knox to forward the two pieces of field artillery designed for the Count De Grasse to New York as soon as the British evacuate. Wants...
GLC02437.02722
30 October 1783
Smith, F., 1783
[Army rations issued to detachments]
Return of provisions for five men. Countersigned by John Lillie with a note of receipt on the verso signed by James Robinson.
GLC02437.02727
United States. Continental Congress.
[Resolution]
Signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary of Congress. Copy of a resolution allowing General Henry Knox to have the "pay of a major general in a separate department, during his command at West Point ... " Intended for presentation to Congress on...
GLC02437.02730
31 October 1783
to Edward Antill
Informs Antill that he is unable to assist him but instead refers him to another unnamed general.
GLC02437.02732
October 1783
Merlet, H., fl. 1783
[Army return of Canadian refugees]
Lists men by military denomination and rations issued. Noted as a copy.
GLC02437.02734
Tisdale, James, 1740-1811
Lists number of men with issued rations for the 4th Massachusetts Battalion. Date from docket.
GLC02437.02735
[Army return of the Corps of Artillery]
Lists men by rank, status and state in which they serve. Date from docket.
GLC02437.02738
Wetrell, C., fl. 1783
Weekly return of the New York Corps of Artillery Commanded by Major Sebastian Bauman
Lists men by rank and status. Table of "Absentees Accounted for On Duty" on the verso, which lists men by name, duty, place of service and rank.
GLC02437.02739
Averson, Aaron, fl. 1783
[Report pertaining to Captain Aaron Averson]
Reports that Captain Averson and Jer. (Jeremiah?) Van Rensselaer were chosen as the agent and pay master, respectively for the 1st New York Regiment. Date added later in pencil.
GLC02437.02740
1 November 1783
Billings, Andrew, 1743-1808
Discusses finished pieces (probably engraved cannon), the work that went into creating them and the price of that labor. Also mentions the settling of accounts.
GLC02437.02747
Thompson, Alexander, ?-1809
[Return of ordnance, ammunition and other items from the Northern Department of the Army]
Lists amount and type of ordnance by post.
GLC02437.02749
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