Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Manuscript Department
244 documents
Surveying the military tract at the mouth of the Ohio River
Knox recommends that the survey of the military tract at the mouth of the Ohio be done military officers thereby incurring little expense to the public.
Papers of Thomas HutchinsSuppression of Insurgents
Knox tells Morris of the actions of General Sheppard and General Lincoln's forces as they sought to confront the insurgents during Shays' Rebellion.
Dreer CollectionResolution of Congress: Treaty with the Wabash Indians.
Orders Col. Josiah Harmar to hold treaty with Wabash, Shawnee, and other hostile Indians to pursue peace.The Superintendent for Indian Affairs is to notify the Five Nations regarding Congressional …
Dreer CollectionPersonal Letter Regarding Trip to Philadelphia
Discussed health of Mrs. Knox who recently birthed her eighth child, Ogden's trip to Philadelphia, and politics in Europe.
Dreer CollectionInstructions to the Superintendant of Indian Affairs.
Knox's printed instructions for the Superintendant of Indian Affairs with additional handwritten notations.
William Irvine PapersChecking the Indians on the Pennsylvania Frontier
General Harmar discusses the orders he has received from the War Office respecting the establishment of a small post at the confluence of French Creek and the Allegheny River. The purpose of this …
William Irvine PapersCertification of Thomas Cushing as a Captain
Certification that Thomas Humphrey Cushing, Captain Lieutenant in the late Continental Army, is entitled to claim the rank of Captain in the Massachusetts line of that Army from October 12th 1782 …
Wayne ManuscriptsAccount of Costs
Expenses and related costs. List of supplies and associated costs.
Gratz-American MiscellaneousRecruiting and Pay
Recruiting prospects, large company books forwarded. Knox does not approve of soldiers selling their pay arrears. Lists all the supplies and money they currently receive as substantial benefits.
Gratz Collection: Generals of the RevolutionPromotion of Captain Cushing
This letter certifies that Lieutenant Thomas H. Cushing was promoted by the State of Massachusetts to the rank of Captain Lieutenant in the First Regiment of the Massachusetts line of the Continental …
Wayne ManuscriptsMassachusetts Line of 1780
Knox discusses the organization of the Massachusetts line in 1780.
Wayne Manuscripts[PRIVATE] Payment by Warrant
Payment for furnishing recruits with rations to be in warrants due to the poverty of the Treasury Dept.
Gratz Collection: Generals of the RevolutionTour to the Creek Nation
White discusses dispatches resulting from his tour to the Creek nation which should throw some light on Indians affairs in the southern states. As Superintendent of Indian Affairs, he was instructed …
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.The United States Require Peace!
Knox explains the foreign policy of the new government of the United States which is to avoid any involvement with the conflicting nations of Europe.
Wayne ManuscriptsMeeting Arrangements for Another Peace Treaty
Chiefs of the Chicomogies in the Cherokee Nation sought to arrange a peace treaty meeting with U.S.
Dreer CollectionGeorge Morgan's Speech to the Indians
Speech of George Morgan to the Delawares, Shawanese, and Cherokees at New Madrid in April 1789 in which he declares the peaceful intentions of the United States toward these tribes.
Wayne ManuscriptsCost of Transportation Between Posts
A list of payments for transportation of articles between posts.
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.Congratulations
Personal letter congratulating Biddle on recent appointment as Marshall of district in Pennsylvania.
Dreer CollectionAssurances of President's Impartiality
Acknowledged President's receipt of letter regarding Judge McKean and Colonel John Parks. Knox assured Rodney of the President's knowledge of the men's character.
Gratz Collection: Generals of the RevolutionSpeech of Mohawks at Albany
Speech of the Mohawks to the Committee of Corporation at Albany, New York. Discussed rivers of blood, and ancestors that wished peace b/w Nations.
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.Rejection of appointment for Jacob Slough
Knox rejects Hand's recommendation of Jacob Slough for appointment as an officer in the army.
Papers of Major General Edward HandMy Sick Have Astonishingly Multiplied, Etc.
Todd laments that his sick--both officers and privates--are astonishing multiplied to the extent that he does not expect to march with more than 200 privates. Two-thirds of the men will be expected to …
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.Extinquishing the Indian Claims, Etc.
Knox discusses the troops that have been ordered to Georgia to maintain peace between the citizens of that State and the Indians on its western frontier. He enunciates the principle that only the …
Wayne Manuscripts
