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February 17, 1800 Letter from the Accountant of the War Department William Simmons James Miller Simmons makes Miller aware of the objectionable charges submitted by Brigadier General McPherson.
May 9, 1792 [PRIVATE] Appointment Henry Knox Brigadier General Otho H. Williams Despite poor health of Williams, President was forced to give him appointment to Brigadier General due to the end of Senate session. Knox requests Williams accepts position that will put him Second in Command.
February 6, 1797 Pay, Subsistence, & Forage of Brigadier General James Wilkinson William Simmons James McHenry Certification that $175.80 is due Brigadier General James Wilkinson, being his pay, subsistence, and forage for January 1797.
June 19, 1787 Cited letter or document, Colonel Legras to Josiah Harmar Colonel Legras Josiah Harmar Letter, Citation only Cited in Harmar to Knox, 08/07/1787.
June 11, 1793 Extract of after order by General Twiggs to take Creek headmen and assure of peaceful intentions General John Twiggs [not available] From the files of executive William Urquhart, General Twiggs issued an after order to a detachment of cavalry under Brigadier General Irwin to proceed and take the headmen of a friendly town named Mohers, bring them to camp and assure them of peaceful intentions.
January 24, 1800 Discussion of Northampton Expedition James McHenry William Simmons Brigadier General MacPherson reports the inability to maintain Captain Rodman's horse troops on the Northampton expedition. Discussion of care of family during expeditions.
May 13, 1792 Declined Appointment Brigadier General Otho H. Williams James McHenry With sincere regret Williams declined appointment to Brigadier General due to poor health.
April 12, 1792 Request for Acceptance or Non-Acceptance Henry Knox General John Brooks Requests response to appointment of Brigadier General.
July 18, 1790 Purchased lottery tickets for Harmar and Captain Beatty; and no news on Alexander MGillivray's arrival Joseph Howell Josiah Harmar Howell purchased ten lottery tickets for General Harmar and Captain Beatty. A second lottery is proposed; the tickets to be $10 and prizes to be double. Asks Harmar to inform if he wants to purchase tickets. Alexander McGillivray has not arrived yet.
July 17, 1797 Pay of Private John Lockner, 1st Regiment and waiter to Brigadier General Wilkinson William Simmons James McHenry Certification that $24 is due Private John Lockner of the 1st Regiment and waiter to Brigadier General Wilkinson, being his pay from January through June 1797.
May 8, 1800 Certification of payment; Major General Charles C. Pinckney, Armies of the United States for expenses incurred by him and Brigadier General Washington on a view made of islands, inlets and harbors of the sea cost of Georgia from Savannah to St. Mary William Simmons James McHenry Certification of payment; Major General Charles C. Pinckney, Armies of the United States for expenses incurred by him and Brigadier General Washington on a view made of islands, inlets and harbors of the sea coast of Georgia from Savannah to St. Mary and returning, and for postage and letters received by Pinckney on public service, payable to Caleb Swan, Paymaster General of the Army
December 29, 1792 Extracts from letters of Brigadier General James Wilkerson and Samuel Henley, commissary military stores Henry Knox Major Isaac Craig Extracts from letters of Brigadier General James Wilkerson and Samuel Henley, commissary military stores and extract of General Wilkerson's orders. Appears there are great complaints on the packing up and transporting of public clothing and stores from Pittsburg to Fort Washington.
April 18, 1792 Knox attempts to get Willet to reconsider promotion Henry Knox Colonel Marinus Willett letter, discusses declining commisssion of Brigadier General; discusses Indian council. Knox assures Willet that the position of Brigadier General will entail little personal hazard.
July 6, 1787 Cited letter or document, Josiah Harmar to Henry Knox Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Letter, Citation only Cited in Harmar to Knox, 08/07/1787.
July 7, 1788 Papers respectiong disposition of affairs on the Ohio River and Northwest Henry Knox Arthur St. Clair Knox transmits letter from Governor of Western Territory with message from Wyandots, Ottawas, and Chippawas, delivered by Captain Coon; a letter from Superintendent Indian Affairs, Northern District, dated Fort Pitt, 20 June 1788; Extract of letter from Brigadier General Harmar with reports from Lieutenant Armstrong and Lieutenant Spear
July 10, 1792 Order convening General Court Marshall for Mr Sharp John Wade [not available] Judge Advocate John Wade on behalf of Brigadier General Wilkerson informs Sharp that he has been charged with contempt of commanding general's orders and will stand before court martial following day.
May 22, 1792 Instructions to Brig. Gen. Rufus Putnam Henry Knox Rufus Putnam The Secretary at War instructs General Rufus Putnam as follows: "Your first great object upon meeting the Indians will be to convince them that the United States requires none of their lands." Knox authorizes Putnam to allow the Indians to keep U.S. Army officers as hostages in order to secure the agreement of the Chiefs to travel to Philadelphia.
September 14, 1791 [Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry, held at Fort Washington, September 15, 1791, agreeably to the order of the 14 instant]. Winslow Warren [not available] The transcript of the entire proceedings of the Court of Inquiry into the conduct of General Harmar during his campaign against the Miami Indians. (A common theme in the testimony is that the failure of the campaign was due to the incompetence and cowardice of the state militia.)
May 14, 1787 Report from Colonel Josiah Harmar Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Harmar 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 free navigation of Mississippi. If Congress wants to stop navigation on the Ohio River, recommends situating a post at Ohio and Wabash rivers. Reports on robberies of ships cargo and scalping,...
June 10, 1797 Reliance on Your Prudence and Judgement James McHenry Isaac Guion "I enclose you a duplicate of my letter to Brigadier General Wilkinson of yesterday's date for your government in case he should have left Fort Washington or by any accident be prevented from communicating to you the contents. Having a perfect reliance on your prudence and judgement, I cannot doubt but your command will prove satisfactory to yourself and advantage to the United States."
January 18, 1791 Account of Abner Prior for 1788-1790. John Hamtramck Abner Prior Certification that for his services as Assistant Quartermaster at the garrison at Fort Knox for twenty three months and for the forage of one horse for the same period, Abner Prior is due $368. Neither General Harmar or General Knox will have anything to do with this account although Gen. Harmar referred it to Gen. Knox.
April 11, 1788 Cited letter or document, Henry Knox to Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Josiah Harmar Letter, Citation only Cited in Harmar to Knox, 06/15/1788.
August 2, 1787 Cited letter or document, Henry Knox to Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Josiah Harmar Letter, Citation only Cited in Harmar to Knox, 11/24/1787
December 15, 1788 Cited letter or document, Josiah Harmar to Henry Knox Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Letter, Citation only Cited in Knox to Harmar, 01/31/1789.
June 11, 1787 Cited letter or document, Henry Knox to Josiah Harmar Henry Knox Josiah Harmar Letter, Citation only Cited in Harmar to Knox, 08/07/1787.