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[Notes]

George Meade's signature has been struck. Financial notes drawn by George Meade for Henry Knox. Lists amounts, dates, and payment terms.

GLC02437.08695

[Request for goods]

Request for one barrel of flour and twelve pounds of bread for General Henry Knox. Docket signed received by Jacob Johnson.

GLC02437.02533

[Estimate]

Cosigned by John Harkness. Docket appears to be in Henry Knox's handwriting. Estimate of expenses for survey work.

GLC02437.08696

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Ezra Selden]

Webb recommends Captain Selden for a leave of absence until 16 January 1783. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09567

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Samuel Hoyt]

Colonel Webb recommends Hoyt, of the Third Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 13 February 1783. Directs his request to General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09596

[Request for money]

Mrs. Seton asks Knox for "Miss's [present] quarter," and encloses receipts for both quarters (not present). Explains that she needs the money to put toward another bill she must pay that day.

GLC02437.03607

[Receipt for payment of eleven dollars from Samuel Shaw]

Receipt to Samuel Wells, and signed by him. Wells certifies receipt of eleven dollars from Samuel Shaw, Henry Knox's aide-de-camp, "for the expence of going to Bethlehem and bring Genl Knox's Baggage to camp and for having a new Tongue made to the...

GLC02437.00696

[Invitation to the ordination of Mr. William Ellery Channing]

On behalf of the "religious society in Federal Street," Wright invites Knox to the ordination of Mr. William Ellery Channing.

GLC02437.07802

[Receipt]

Receipt of a horse from Ezekiel Spulding, the price of which will be deducted from what Spulding owes to Henry Knox.

GLC02437.08803

[Copy of notes drawn]

Copy of several financial notes drawn by George Meade, listing transactions. Dates range from 13 to 25 May. Also includes a note of receipt dated 27 August and signed by Knox.

GLC02437.06426

[List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including Classical Literature, grammar books, medicine and the sciences.

GLC02437.10366

[Invoice]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including government, sermons, law and others. Date from docket.

GLC02437.10380

[Land deed]

Signed by David Fales and John Gleason as witnesses. A land deed for a tract of land in "Waldoborough," Maine for the sum of $200 paid by Henry Knox to Christopher Filer.

GLC02437.07659

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Doctor Simpson]

Colonel Swift recommends Simpson, surgeon of the Second Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox. Written at Camp Highlands.

GLC02437.09661

[Stevens discusses his own leave of absence]

Captain Stevens writes that his company will "admit of his absence untill the 5th March next." Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point, New York.

GLC02437.09597

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for William Higgins]

Colonel Butler recommends Lieutenant Higgins, of the 1st Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 15 April 1783. Directed to Major General Henry Knox at West Point, New York.

GLC02437.09603

[List]

List of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of books on a variety of topics, including literature and novels, guide books, periodicals and poetry.

GLC02437.10371

[Receipt]

Note of receipt of Henry Knox for $71.06. Also includes a note of receipt signed on the verso by an Eleazer Homer.

GLC02437.08752

[Acceptance of a draft]

Notes the acceptance of a draft, $700 and a bill from Benjamin Hodgdon's father, Samuel Hodgdon. Appears to be written in Henry Knox's hand.

GLC02437.07072

[Cash received from Colonel Miles]

Figures and notes tallying the amount of money a Colonel Miles [possibly Samuel Miles of Pennsylvania] spent and received for General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.01402

[Request for rations]

Request for rations for men belonging to General Henry Knox's barge. Countersigned by John Lillie.

GLC02437.02519

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Lieutenant Aaron Benjamin]

Colonel Webb recommends Benjamin, in the Third Connecticut Regiment, for a leave of absence until 20 February 1782. Directs his request to Major General Henry Knox at West Point.

GLC02437.09595

[Invoices]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, sealing wax, brushes, toys, telescopes, chests, and others.

GLC02437.10370

Credit To His Race

A story discussing 17-year-old Kenneth Whitlock, from Lucy Addison High School, being chosen to represent Virginia in the Junior Chamber of Commerce regional oratorical contest. He is the first African-American to do so.

GLC09587.270

to Thomas Sim Lee

Declares he intended to return to Annapolis but was unable due to circumstances outside of his control. Delivered to Colonel Carrington the horses Governor Lee provided, for use in the Southern States, but one died before they reached Alexandria....

GLC02437.01290

[drafts of rough minutes delivered to Doctor Ramsey who is writing the history of the late war & who furnished to me his Sketches & Materials for that purpose. May '86]

Later copy of Knox's notes which he delivered to Doctor David Ramsay to use as reference for his book, History of the American Revolution. Note at top states, "(Inclosed) Notes and explanations of Doctor Ramsay's history respecting the campaign 1777...

GLC02437.00680

[Pardon of Robert Baker for engaging in the slave trade].

Countersigned by James Buchanan. Baker, 1st mate on the Brig "Montivedio", was convicted of engaging in the slave trade between Africa and Brazil and sentenced to serve 6 months in prison and pay a $500 fine and court costs. Pardoned after serving...

GLC00043.11

Pardon of George Miles, convicted of mutiny aboard the Barque "Agnes." Also, includes petitions and receipts.

Miles, "...convicted of a revolt on board of the barque 'Agnes'..."; sentenced to pay a $1 fine and courts costs [$25], and be imprisoned for ten days. Pardoned after serving his prison sentence since he was too poor to pay his fine. (c/s James...

GLC00043.12

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Samuel Howard].

Convicted of passing counterfeit coin; sentenced to 3 years imprisonment. Pardoned due to age, previous honesty, family's dependence, small amount of counterfeited money involved, and judge's request. Countersigned by Secretary of State James...

GLC00045.08

[Receipt payment]

Lists the quarterly payment from 1 August until 1 November and includes items such as books and educational fees. Notes the receipt of payment for teaching one of Knox's daughters for the semester.

GLC02437.03691

[Receipt of salaries]

Written from the War Office of the United States to the "Secretary for the Department of War," [Henry Knox]. Receipt of paid salaries for the months of January, February, and March.

GLC02437.06071

[Bill]

Lists transactions between James Rivington and Henry Knox, by date. Includes a note of receipt from William Staples on behalf of Rivington.

GLC02437.08605

[Recommendation for a leave of absence for Captain David Judson]

Colonel Butler recommends Judson, of the First Connecticut Regiment, for a sixty day leave of absence. Directed to Major General Henry Knox.

GLC02437.09557

[Extract from James Webber & Co. letter]

In the hand of Samuel Shaw, who served as Henry Knox's aide during the Revolutionary War. Discusses collecting payment on a bill.

GLC02437.03090

[Receipt for rations]

Unsigned, but handwriting for at least part of the receipt is in the hand of Henry Knox. A signature apparently for the firm Smith & Wyckoff has been struck at the bottom of the note. Note declares that two hundred dollars was given, by Henry Knox...

GLC02437.04340

to William Gordon

Writes that he is unaware of a present being sent from the King of France to General George Washington; declares that Colonel Laurens received money and goods but he thought they had been purchased. Provides information about a wartime incident...

GLC02437.03257

[Request]

Requests 20 pounds of bread and 20 pounds of beef for General Henry Knox's family. Contains a note on page two written by Jacob Johnson who confirms receipt of rations.

GLC02437.09759

[Invoices]

Invoices of goods ordered and bought by Henry Knox to be shipped to Boston. Consists of various types of stationery, instruments, printing materials, scales, and others. Noted as a copy.

GLC02437.10369

[Sketch] [incomplete]

Lists items related to the sale of land to Madame de Leval. Includes surveys, roads and payments. Docket written in Henry Knox's hand.

GLC02437.08248

to Captain Dustan

Instructs Captain Dustan to bring all the cannon and stores from Kings Ferry to West Point based on the orders of General Knox. States that Dustan is required to assist Knox. Instructs him to leave men in each work "with strict orders to suffer no...

GLC02437.10190

[Land bond]

First page signed by John Rynier and David [Fales] as witnesses to the original agreement. A bond given to Francis Reed by Henry Knox for 50 acres of land in Hancock Country, Maine.

GLC02437.07648

to Benjamin Hastings

Mentions five dollars for a subscription for General [Henry] Knox. Asks Hastings to be his agent for the territory east of New York.

GLC02437.07796

[Account]

Lists transactions between Henry Knox and Jonathan Eames by date. Most are related to expenses of various towns in the Maine lands.

GLC02437.08766

[Request]

Requests half a gallon of rum for General Henry Knox. Contains a note on page two noting rations were received. Directed to William Bell.

GLC02437.09791

to William Duer

Copy of a letter from Herman Le Roy to William Duer; written in Henry Knox's hand. Informs Duer that Knox called on "Mr C" [Théophile Cazenove] and himself to discuss the eastern lands. Says Knox made it clear to them that he would be willing to...

GLC02437.05733

to War Department [in French]

Note on the docket declares that this is a copy of a letter Colonel William Duer sent to Mr. [Despreminet] without the authority of Henry Knox. Mentions Madame de Leval and Mr. de la Roche. Docket is an Autograph document signed by Knox, stating, "a...

GLC02437.05435

to Catharine Littlefield Greene

Discusses obtaining money and the assistance of Daniel Parker, Gouverneur Morris and the Marquis de Lafayette, as they were all friends with Catharine's late husband, Nathanael Greene. Provides some financial advice about the execution of General...

GLC02437.04399

Pardon of Thomas Gardner, convicted of burglary. Also, includes petitions and receipt of pardon.

Convicted of burglary; sentenced to 3 years hard labor at a penitentiary. Pardoned due to Polk's petition by the jury and judge, and for "...divers other good and sufficient reasons..." (c/s N.P. Trist)

GLC00045.07

Pardon of Seth B. Horton, convicted of violating a seamen protection act. Includes petitions, transmission letters and pardon receipt.

Horton, late master of the Barque "T.O. Brown," was convicted of violating a seamen protection act [3rd Section, 9th Chapter, concerning consuls and vice consuls] of Feb. 1803. Conditionally pardoned because the violation was not willful, Horton must...

GLC00045.10

to Samuel Laughlin

Mentions some proofs Edwin Polk obtained to be added to a publication about Ezekial Polk (James K. Polk's grandfather) and his service in the Revolutionary War. Advises that this be done soon. Asks when the full report of the proceedings of the...

GLC02496