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1 October 1783
Wright, Jotham, fl. 1779-1783
[Provision return]
Lists men by company with issued rations. Countersigned by John Lillie with a signed docket by William Burrows.
GLC02437.02604
29 September 1783
Johnston, W., fl. 1783
Lists rations by number of men and type.
GLC02437.02605
Dodge, Levi, fl. 1777-1783
Lists men by regiment with rations issued. Includes a note on the verso.
GLC02437.02606
2 October 1783
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
[Request for rations]
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
Bushnell, David, 1740-1826
[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
[Request for provisions]
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
Lillie, John, 1755-1801
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
26 December 1772
May, & Williams, fl. 1772
[Account of payment made by Thomas Flucker to May & Williams]
Account information pertains to 1772. Flucker ordered wood products from May & Williams, such as shingles, oak, planks, and pine. Note on verso states that Flucker paid the balance in full for the estate of the late Isaac Gridley.
GLC02437.10433
September 1783
Barber, William, fl. 1783-1784
[Abstract]
Musters of the northern army for the month of September. Includes a chart of the soldiers listed according to regiment and corp, rank, and time of service.
GLC02437.10536
19 June 1861
Terry, Robert B., fl. 1861-1865
to Father
Writes from Camp Wayne telling his father that they were recamped at "West Chester," about thirty miles outside of Philadelphia. Asks him to send his letters to, "Camp Wayne, West Chester, in care of Capt. Martins..." Reports that one of the men on...
GLC03523.08.01
This letter appears to be a rewritten version of the first letter, GLC03523.08.01, which was sent to his father.
GLC03523.08.02
23 June 1861
Writes from Camp Wayne. Remarks that he likes it more than Camp Curtin, but speculates that he will be sent back to Camp Wayne next week. Asks about Martha, possibly his sister, inquiring if she is feeling any better. Tells him that he got his "white...
GLC03523.08.03
7 July 1861
to Sister
Writes from Camp Wayne, communicating that he is glad she is feeling better. Reports that he got his fatigue suit. Expresses concern that he does not know when he will get his furlough, as three boys have recently gotten sick and will get a furlough...
GLC03523.08.04
16 July 1861
Writes to his sister, telling her that he hopes to come home next week. Communicates that if he gets paid this week, he will give Billy, possibly their brother, a dollar for his drum. Letter written on stationery with small image of soldier holding...
GLC03523.08.05
17 July 1861
to Benjamen H. Tyre
Reports from Camp Wayne to his cousin. Indicates he is now in the 7th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Reserve Corps, commanded by Colonel Harvey. Asks if Benjamen would come for a visit, telling him that the fare is 65 cents each way. Suggests that his...
GLC03523.08.06
8 June 1791
Rambo, Jacob, fl. 1791
[Certificate for Jacob Rambo]
Partially printed certificate shows Jacob Rambo voluntarily enlisted at Fort Washington in the first regiment of levies to serve for six months. Also shows that Rambo swore an oath of allegiance. These levies were raised from a law signed by...
GLC02437.04981
24 July 1791
Jackson, Henry, 1747-1809
to Henry Knox
References Knox's letter of 17 July. Will forward the letter Knox included for David Cobb. Claims that Cobb will write him and President Washington about the Postmaster General position. Tells Knox that Cobb's situation is "a very unpleasant one."...
GLC02437.05081
22 August 1791
Maunsell, John, fl. 1724-1795
Says he arrived in New York 2 days ago after a passage of 39 days from Falmouth. Reports that he left London on 29 June and that William Knox and their friend Brett saw his post chaise off. Notes the enclosed letter is meant for him (not included)...
GLC02437.05133
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
11 March 1792
Swan, Caleb, 1758-1809
Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Writes that he went to Kentucky to "pay off the militia of that district who served in General [Arthur] St. Clair's expedition against the Indians in 1791," as he was instructed to do....
GLC02437.05349
13 March 1792
Hodgdon, Samuel, 1745-1824
Written from Fort Washington, present-day Cincinnati, Ohio. Writes that in the course of his duties, he has offended Captain Ford, but wants to assure him that no cause for offense was given. Has enclosed some materials explaining his case....
GLC02437.05351
19 March 1791
Washington, George, 1732-1799
to Henry Knox [Fragment]
Placing Knox in charge of certain affairs of govenrment, because he is going on "a journey to the Southern States." Gives Knox orders regarding various military actions, including troop recruitment, hostilities "against the indians." and treaty...
GLC02437.09312
16-26 January 1792
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
[Statement]
First part includes a printed letter from George Washington asking the Secretary of War (Henry Knox) to publish a statement regarding the United States' attempts for the "re-establishment of peace and friendship" with the Indians. The second part is...
GLC02437.10589
3 June 1791
Swan, James, 1754-1830
to unknown [in French]
Possibly written to Henry Knox. Date taken from the body of the document. Docketed 27 May 1791 by Henry Knox. Document appears to be about borrowing money from a banking house in Paris. Possibly written from Paris; see GLC02437.04960.
GLC02437.04967
12 June 1791
Writes that he arrived in Boston last Thursday and spoke directly to "some of my friends members of our Legislature." Learned that the committee had full power to negotiate the sale of the whole or part of the "unlocated" lands. States that he...
GLC02437.04989
Writes about the subject "of the Lands." Says Oliver Smith will attend to that business. General Brooks is going to write by this post. Hopes their mutual friend Dr. Eustis will obtain "the appointment of principal in the Medical line of the United...
GLC02437.04990
13 June 1791
to Samuel Phillips
Marked "Copy." Was disappointed by the answer from the committee for the sale of lands respecting the mode of payment and quantity of lands. Wants to buy two million acres of unallocated land for specie payable at different installments with...
GLC02437.04991
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
Written by General Jackson to Secretary of War Knox. Says he is enclosing a copy of the correspondence he had with the committee on the sale of the eastern lands (not included). Says the committee declined to sell him 2 million acres. The...
GLC02437.05003
19 June 1791
References receiving Knox's letter of 13 June, which enclosed a copy of Samuel Ogden's letter. Reports that Abigail Cornish has set sail for Philadelphia. Says the lands in the Waldo Patent that were for sale in the advertisement went to Oliver...
GLC02437.05012
Wrote Knox by the last post and included a copy of his letter to the legislative committee that is managing the sale of the lands in Maine. Reports "the Legislature had directed the Committee to negotiate for two Million of Acres - this was a great...
GLC02437.05013
23 June 1791
Says he has not slept "and if the Committe [sic] do not recind we have contractd for two Millions, at 10 Cents pr. Acre payable in eight annual installments."
GLC02437.05026
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