Henry Knox
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Report on Ordnance & Stores
01/03/1787 LetterbookPrice informs Knox that he has forwarded the returns of ordnance and quartermaster stores for the month of December 1786. Omitted from the November order were five bundles of nail rods and seventy …
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790.
Report of Ordnance & Stores
03/12/1787 LetterbookInforms Knox that he has forwarded various stores and ordnance that were requested and includes the cost of each. He has given Morrow certificates for cleaning French carbines and laying axes.
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790.
Report from French Creek
10/29/1787 Autograph Letter SignedHeart gives his report on the events occurring in the vicinity of French Creek with particular emphasis on the activities of the local tribes who are anxious to continue trading with Americans.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)- No image
Report from Colonel Josiah Harmar
05/14/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHarmar reports on the politics of the country. Captain Heart says a council of all Indian tribes was holding at Buffalo Creek, near Fort Erie, to discuss the matter of giving up their lands. Discusses …
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Regarding Storage of Public Goods in Rhode Island
04/23/1787 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, discusses storage of public goods in Rhode Island.
Jeremiah Olney Papers- No image
Regarding report upon motion of Colonel Graison
03/13/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentKnox's report upon the motion of Colonel Graison was read in congress 13 March 1787. It was perfect and called for a second reading.
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Regarding Pay Claim for Examination of Military Stores
12/04/1787 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, discusses claim against U.S. for services rendered in examining public stores.
Jeremiah Olney Papers- No image
Regarding Indian Affairs in the Southern Department
03/27/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThomson refers to a report from Joseph Martin, superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Southern Department, who reported great unrest among the Cherokees over the rapid encroachment of their lands by …
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Regarding Heavy Cannon & Defenses of Rhode Island
11/13/1787 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, asks for compensation for heavy cannon; discusses defense of Rhode Island.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Regarding Examination of Military Stores in Rhode Island
08/12/1787 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, discusses examination of military stores.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Regarding Examination of Military Stores in Rhode Island
06/15/1787 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, Regarding Examination of Military Stores in Rhode Island
Jeremiah Olney Papers
Recommendation of Mr. Coudray
11/24/1787 ExtractIf there is a vacancy in the Connecticut quota, General Harmar recommends Mr. Coudray who has been a volunteer in the regiment for a considerable time and has conducted himself with propriety.
US Records Collection
Recommendation of Captain William Morris
05/10/1787 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Wiliam Morris has been appointed by the State of Virginia to command the force destined for the western frontier. Sullivan attests to Morris's fidelity, courage, good conduct and knowledge of …
Sullivan Photocopies ACC 1928-1(v)
Proposed Sale of Scow to Mr. Foot
03/30/1787 LetterbookDiscusses proposed sale of an old scow to Mr. Foot.
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790.- No image
Powder and Saltpeter Sold, Contracts Received, Shifts Needed
06/12/1787Per Knox's letter of the 9th, Price has weighed and delivered to Mr. Hensler all the damaged powder. It weighed 25276 pounds. Price weighed and delivered to Mr. Pitkin the saltpeter, per Knox's letter …
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. 
Pay and clothing due Colonel Humphreys' Regiment; pay does not cover money advanced
05/03/1787 Letterbook CopyPay and clothing due Colonel Humphreys' Regiment raised in Connecticut. Muster roll of Captain Throop's company is imperfect in respect to Joseph Hill and Benjamin Tooley. The officer who paid these …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Ordnance & Stores
02/08/1787 LetterbookInforms Knox of the state of his quartermaster stores and ordnance, along with the various orders he has placed with contractors to replace items that are in short supply.
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790.
Orders Received
11/01/1787 Autograph Letter SignedLive oak use, none was taken without Hodgdon's orders.
Henry Family Papers
Opinions on Convention, Shay's Rebellion
03/01/1787 Autograph Letter Signed(Partly illegible) General Lincoln provides Knox his thoughts on the convention to remedy the defects in the government and includes an update on the successful campaign against the rebels in New …
Benjamin Lincoln Papers
October Returns Forwarded
11/03/1787 LetterbookInforms the Secretary at War that he has forwarded to Mr. Duncan the returns of ordnance and quartermaster stores for October 1787.
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790.- No image
Mr. Weisner's Account for Saltpetre
06/13/1787 LetterbookPrice only just received Knox's letter of February 6 regarding the saltpetre lend the United States. In 1781, Price recalls receiving saltpetre from Mr. Wesiner of Goshen, some of which was refined …
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. - No image
Mr. Pitkin Offers to Buy Salt Peter and Damaged Powder
05/31/1787 LetterbookMr. Pitkin, the bearer of the letter, came from Huntford to West Point to buy salt peter and the damaged powder. He did not offer any price so Price referred him to Knox.
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. - No image
Movements of troops, protection for surveyors, disposition of Western Indians
06/07/1787 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHarmar reports that he is executing orders of congress and has evacuated Fort Stueben, and transmitted orders to Captain Ferguson to withdraw from Fort Pitt. Has detached Captain Strong and Captain …
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Military Stores in Rhode Island; Request for Cash Advance for Laborers
05/21/1787 Contemporary Copy of LetterLetter, asks for advance for laborers; describes disposition of U.S. military stores in Rhode Island.
Jeremiah Olney Papers
