June 15, 1791 |
List of 41 Indian Prisoners |
Josiah Asheton |
[not available] |
List of the Indian prisoners taken by the army under the command of Brigadier General Scott, on the Wabash River, at the Ouiatanon town and neighboring villages, June 1st, 1791. |
December 18, 1797 |
Hand still owes $3.57 |
William Simmons |
General Edward Hand |
Simmons notifies Hand that he has received most of the vouchers needed to settle his account but there is still $3.57 that has not been documented. |
February 21, 1797 |
Settlement of Hand's account |
William Simmons |
General Edward Hand |
Simmons informs Hand that documentation is needed in order to settle his account with the War Department. (large portions illegible) |
September 1, 1799 |
Scarcely Any Clothing On Hand |
Michael Kalteisen |
Samuel Hodgdon |
In addition to enclosing his returns for July and August, Kalteisen warns that he has scarcely any clothing on hand. The overalls which appear to be on hand were sent to Captain Heyer and have not been returned so he is without these articles. |
July 11, 1784 |
Cited letter or document, John Pierce to General Edward Hand |
John Pierce |
General Edward Hand |
Cited in Hand to Pierce 07/19/1784. Appears to have related the circumstances of an anauthorized seizure of pay funds by the officers at the garrison of West Point who were being discharged. |
July 25, 1797 |
Edward Hand is promoted to Major General. |
James McHenry |
General Edward Hand |
McHenry informs Hand that he has been appointed Major General by President Adams with the advice and consent of the Senate. |
December 18, 1797 |
William Simmons discusses pay, finance and accounting with Edward Hand |
William Simmons |
General Edward Hand |
William Simmons informs Edward Hand that his accounts have been closed. |
July 20, 1796 |
Regarding Ship Timber for Frigates, Especially New York Frigate |
Joshua Humphreys |
Josiah Fox |
Letter, advises ship timber be kept at hand; discusses timber for New York frigate. |
June 2, 1797 |
Statement of Muskets On Hand |
Samuel Hodgdon |
[not available] |
Statement of muskets on hand as of April 1, 1797, per the books of the Intendant of Stores. |
February 1799 |
Return of Medicines on Hand at West Point |
J. Holliday |
[not available] |
Return of medicines on hand, and such as are wanting, for the garrison of West Point, February 1799. |
February 23, 1792 |
Gun barrel production |
General Edward Hand |
Henry Knox |
Hand discusses the effect of severe weather on the production of gun barrels. |
December 15, 1785 |
Regarding certificates, charges and pay |
Joseph Howell |
General Edward Hand |
Mentions that the certificates of Colonel Pickering are not canceled in his office. A discussion on the matter of certificates. Notes that Mr. Denning has exhibited a charge against Hand for clothing delivered to Hand's Regiment; asks for information on this matter. Mentions the pay of Colonel Chambers. |
September 14, 1798 |
Forwarding of General Hand's Acceptance of Appointment |
John Adams |
James McHenry |
Encloses General Hand's acceptance of an appointment [probably to Adjutant-General of the Army]. |
July 17, 1799 |
Requests Information about Rifles to Settle Accounts |
Samuel Hodgdon |
General Edward Hand |
Reports adjustments to the Purveyor's account--2,000 rifles in Hand's name. Requests information about how rifles were distributed with receipts so he can close Hand's accounts in his books. |
January 8, 1795 |
Amount of My Account is In Hand |
Jeremiah Olney |
Samuel Hodgdon |
"Your letter of the 30th ultimo enclosing a post note for the amount of my account came safely to hand." |
January 13, 1791 |
Size of rifle barrels |
General Edward Hand |
Henry Knox |
Hand fixes the length of rifle barrels at 3 feet 3 & 1/2 inches. |
March 14, 1799 |
Musketball Cartridges On Hand |
John Harris |
Samuel Hodgdon |
Harris has on hand in his books 35,937 musket ball cartridges, 19 to the pound. |
August 28, 1798 |
French prisoners in Lancaster |
James McHenry |
General Edward Hand |
Indicates that he has referred Hand's letter to the Secretary of the Navy. Hand reported that some French prisoners in custody of the Sheriff of Lancaster, Pennsylvania had exhibited poor conduct, and were now to be put under guard of the militia. |
June 3, 1784 |
Stores on hand |
Timothy Pickering |
Joseph Carleton |
Discusses returns of stores on hand in the quartermaster's department. Indicates that some of the army's frontier posts are unoccupied. |
March 13, 1792 |
Rifles in transit. |
General Edward Hand |
Henry Knox |
Hand informs Knox that fifty rifles are being forwarded to to Pittsburg. |
February 14, 1797 |
Statement of Stores of Kentledge [Ballast]; Request for Kentledge for Revenue Cutter |
Samuel Hodgdon |
Josiah Fox |
Stores, describes amount of Kentledge on hand; asks for 16 tons kentledge for cutter. |
December 8, 1797 |
CITATION ONLY |
General Edward Hand |
William Simmons |
Letter, Citation only.
Document Gist of 12/18/1797 as follows:
Simmons notifies Hand that he has received most of the vouchers needed to settle his account but there is still $3.57 that has not been documented. |
December 11, 1791 |
Letter Citation |
Henry Knox |
General Edward Hand |
Cited in Hand to Knox, 01/13/1792. |
January 13, 1792 |
Letter Citation |
Henry Knox |
General Edward Hand |
Cited in Hand to Knox, 01/15/1792. |
May 11, 1792 |
Letter Citation |
Henry Knox |
General Edward Hand |
Cited in Hand to Knox, 05/16/1792. |