Download or read book Henry Knox to Edward Burbeck Regarding an Officer who Wished to Leave His Post 3 June 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responds to Captain Edward Burbeck's letter regarding Lieutenant John Edes' plans to leave the Continental Army (see GLC02437.00301). Knox does not object but must wait for George Washington to return from Philadelphia before a discharge can be issued. Places Edward Burbeck in charge of Edes' company. Indicates that he sent the pay certificate for Edward Burbeck's company, as requested. Asks that Colonel William Burbeck be informed that his pay has been given to his son, Lieutenant Henry Burbeck. Knox signed with his initials on the right hand corner of the first page.
Download or read book Edward Burbeck to Henry Knox Regarding an Officer who Wished to Leave His Post 17 May 1776 written by Edward Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Informs Knox that Lieutenant John Edes plans to leave his post to join the Provincial Service. Edes is on his way to ask Knox for a discharge. Burbeck wants Edes to return to duty and fears the consequences if officers just decide to leave. Also requests an order for his and his men's pay. Burbeck was captain in Knox's artillery regiment.
Download or read book Edward Burbeck Asks Henry Knox for Military Instructions 5 August 1776 written by Edward Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Burbeck has heard that all the Continental regiments are heading to New York and seeks instructions on what to do with his company. Also discusses accounts and pay for his and Lieutenant John Edes' company. Burbeck and Edes were officers in Knox's artillery regiment.
Download or read book Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck s Company in Henry Knox s Artillery Regiment April June 1776 written by Edward Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the months of April, May, and June. Marked as a copy.
Download or read book Abstract for Lieutenant Burbeck s Company in Henry Knox s Artillery Regiment June 1776 written by Henry Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a list of officers and their corresponding pay for the month of June 1776. Docket indicates Burbeck's company was paid in August 1776.
Download or read book Certification of Payment of Troops in Knox s Artillery Regiment 3 June 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Certifies that the men in Captain Edward Burbeck's (formerly Captain John Popkin's) company have been paid for January 1776, but no further. Also notes that some members of Burbeck's previous company have only been paid up to January as well.
Download or read book Life and Correspondence of Henry Knox written by Francis Samuel Drake and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Account Information Between Henry Knox and Captain Edward Burbeck 1776 written by and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists transactions between Henry Knox and Edward Burbeck by date from 28 December 1773 to 15 March 1776. Includes amounts for the pay of Burbeck's men, Blankett Money, and various unnamed articles.
Download or read book Henry Knox to William Knox Regarding Business Matters Military Affairs and Their Family 3 June 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Says that he received William's account of plundered stock from British troops [the British had left many supplies in Boston when they evacuated in March 1776]. Discusses notes that must be paid that pertain to personal business. Asks William to send him money to buy a carriage, so that Lucy Knox can leave New York quickly if there is danger. Also asks him to send uniform buttons mentioned in a previous letter (see GLC02437.00275). Wants William to keep him informed on what is done with the confiscated Tory estates. Requests a copy of Edes and Gill's Monday newspaper.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Edward Hand about Moving Prisoners of War 7 January 1783 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and signed for Knox by his aide Samuel Shaw to Brigadier General Hand. Says the prisoners of war at West Point are being marched this day to the 4th Massachusetts Regiment. Their names are enclosed. Says Lieutenant Hoit [could be the same Hoit at GLC02437.01755] is to be watched because He has in several instances been tampering with the soldiers. Says David Jones is a deserter who should be released, which coincides with General Washington's wishes. Reports that Colonel Humphreys will remember the man as the person who was wandering about without a pass. Says he can have an orderly sent his office every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Download or read book Henry Knox to William Burbeck Requesting the Movement of Artillery 25 February 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Asks Colonel Burbeck to procure horses and carts, and move some artillery pieces from Prospect Hill in Somerville, Massachusetts, after assessing the road in the daytime. Notes that he would have done this himself if his wife, Lucy Knox, was not currently ill.
Download or read book Lieutenant Henry Burbeck s Account for May 1776 24 July 1776 written by Henry Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Account of officer pay and bounties. Burbeck was a lieutenant in Henry Knox's artillery regiment.
Download or read book Abstract of Captain Edward Burbeck s Company in Colonel Henry Knox s Artillery Regiment Approximately March 1776 written by and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstracts relating to Edward Burbeck's company for the months of January and February of 1776. Each abstract lists men by rank.
Download or read book Henry Knox to Lucy Knox about Her Departure from New York the Campaign and Smallpox 11 July 1776 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responds to Lucy's most recent letter (see GLC02437.00364), discussing her hasty departure from New York. Henry is upset by her distress. He reiterates that he did not want her in New York before something decisive occurred in the war. In response to her complaint that Nathanael Greene's wife returned to New York, he explains that General Greene did not want her there for the same reasons and had just sent her to Newark and she will later go to either Fairfield or Providence. Comments that if Mrs. Pollard comes to New York, she will distract her husband Jonathan Pollard, Knox's quarter master. Reiterates that he wants to keep her away from the war and describes his conduct as that of the most disinterested friendship cemented by the tenderest love. He emphasizes the gravity of the New York campaign, on which the happiness or misery of Millions may depend. Asks her to give Fairfield another chance, mentions that smallpox is spreading by inoculation in Boston, and reports recent sightings of British ships. After his signature, makes an attempt to raise her spirits with an aphorism about gender: I ever wish'd my Lucy to soar above the Generality of her Sex many of whom to be sure are trifling insignificant animals, dreading what never will come to pass.
Download or read book Abstract for Officers and Soldiers Under the Command of Lieutenant Henry Burbeck in Henry Knox s Artillery Regiment May 1776 written by Henry Burbeck and published by . This book was released on 1776 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists officers and their corresponding pay. Verso contains several mathematical figures.
Download or read book Copy of a Letter from Henry Knox to George Washington Regarding the Provision of Artillery and the Capture of Montreal 27 November 1775 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1775 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A highly detailed letter in which Knox reports on his efforts to obtain ordnance in New York City for the Continental Army in Cambridge. Discusses similar, unsuccessful activities in regard to the activities of a man named Colonel Read, and his problems with the committee sitting during the recess of the Second Continental Congress, possibly the Second Provincial Congress, which met in New York in late 1775 or the Committee of Safety. Reports Colonel Alexander McDougall's promise to exert his influence on the committee and have them send munitions to Cambridge immediately. Seeks permission to have McDougall arrange for some artillery pieces to be cast at a New York foundry. Informs Washington that he will leave for Fort Ticonderoga the following day, and expresses worries about the size of artillery he will be able to transport. Relays detailed news from Robert Livingston about the easy American victory at Montreal on 13 November 1775 that Knox believes has not reached Washington yet. Asks Washington to order Lieutenant Colonel William Burbeck to build carriages for the new artillery pieces. Has sketch of an unnamed fort on verso. Knox's retained working draft.
Download or read book Henry Knox to George Washington Requesting Information Regarding an Officers Petition to Congress in which Officers Would be Granted Lands in Place of Their Back Pay 17 September 1783 written by Henry Knox and published by . This book was released on 1783 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knox, Commander at West Point, writes, I cannot refrain from communicating the joy I feel, and the pleasure manifested by the officers in general, upon the noble testimony of gratitude exhibited by Congress in their resolve concerning the equestrian statue... Requests information regarding an officers' petition to Congress in which officers would be granted lands in place of their back pay. Assures Washington, Were the prayer of the petition to be granted, the officers in a very few years would make the swift settlement on the frontiers, and form a strong barrier against the barbarians... Suggests the creation of the office of master general of ordnance, noting that the current Minister of War (Benjamin Lincoln, Secretary at War) does not predict the appointment of a successor to his post. Asserts that the master general of ordnance would ...reside near Congress to execute such orders as they should think proper for the dignity or security of the republick. Expresses his wish for Washington to keep this letter in confidence. Notes that if he were appointed as master general of ordnance, he would give the post his zealous assistance. His wife Lucy sends her respectful regards to Martha Washington. Knox's retained draft.
