Benjamin Lincoln

57 documents

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  Answer of the Commissioners to Captain Brandt's Speech

  07/09/1793 Document Signed

  Answer of the Commisioners of the United States to the speech delivered yesterday by Captain Brandt in behalf of the Western Indians.

  Superintendent General's Office, 1791-1828
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  Advice and Opinion on Council Fire with Indians

  07/10/1793 Draft Document

  Lincoln recapped events of council fire with hostile Indians at the rapids of the Miami River, advised against any military activities during treaty negotiations. Suspects Gen. Wayne of violating …

  Benjamin Lincoln Papers
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  Sail cloth manufactured in Boston

  07/05/1794 Printed Document

  Letter to the Secretary of Treasury stating that the sail cloth manufactured in Boston is to be preferred imported sail cloth from Europe. The writer states that Boston manufactured cloth is less …

  Printed Versions
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  Letter Citation

  01/15/1795 Cited letter or document

  Cited in Knox to Lincoln, 01/24/1795.

  Citations
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  Compensation of the Keepers of Lighthouses

  05/13/1795 Letter fragment

  Lincoln discusses the current compensation of the keepers of lighthouses in Massachusetts and notes that the keepers of Nantucket and Plumb Island must be covered by an earlier presidential decree.

  Robert Goodloe Harper
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  RE Recommendations for Army and Navy Appointments

  05/18/1799 Autograph Letter Signed

  Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.

  Printed Versions
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  [Extract from the Report of B. Lincoln , Cyrys Griffin and D. Humphries Commissioners for a Treaty with the Souths Indians]

  Document Signed

  Investigation into representation at several treaties between U.S. and Creeks, verified Creeks ceded hunting grounds to Georgia.

  #793- Telfair Family Papers