Caleb Swan
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Pay of the Army for May, June, July 1796
12/25/1796 Recipient's Letterbook CopySwan has drawn a set of bills on McHenry payable to Thomas Underwood for one thousand dollars for the pay of the Army for May, June, and July 1796.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Pay of the Army
06/04/1796 Cited letter or documentCITATION only. Simmons to Swan 06/11/1796. [Discusses the pay of certain soldiers. Requests that as "the Army have not been paid regularly lately" and to conform to an Act of Congress Swan should in …
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Pay Due the Army for May, June, July 1796
12/06/1796 Recipient's Letterbook CopySwan has drawn a set of bills on McHenry, payable to J. Dubois, for the sum of $1,207 on account of the pay due the Army for May, June, and July 1796.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay and Forage of the Troops, Etc.
03/06/1796 Copy of Signed DocumentA statement of the amount of pay and forage of the troops stationed and cantoned at Greeneville and its dependencies, Forts Steuben, Knox, and Mesac for January through September 1795. Included is the …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Obtaining Money for the Army, Etc.
04/04/1796 Letter SignedGeorge Ingersoll has received his pay and subsistence. Swan has drawn bills for the pay of the troops for December and January but the pay for November has yet to arrive. He adds that he would have no …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Form Letter: Set of Bills Drawn on the Sec. of War for Pay of Army
03/28/1796 Printed Document SignedPursuant of Simmons letter, Swan has drawn on the Secretary of War, warrant No. 13, to Thomas Hart & Son.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)- No image
Forage Pay for Paymasters, Etc.
07/10/1796 Cited letter or documentCITATION only. Simmons to Swan 09/16/1796. [Discusses the position of General Wilkinson on forage pay for Sub-Legion paymasters and quartermasters, the settling of the accounts of the sub-legion …
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Enlisting Men for Five Years, Etc.
07/01/1796 Letter SignedGeneral Wilkinson has directed Swan to pay twelve dollars per month for forage. Swan has directed the Sub Legionary Paymasters to make a circuit of their garrisons so as to sweep the numerous …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Deficiency in the Estimates of Army Pay, Etc.
03/08/1796 Letter SignedSwan encloses a statement showing the deficiency in the estimates of army pay for 1795 and requests that the balance be provided as soon as it is convenient. He acknowledges receipt of Simmons' letter …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Certification for Settling Captain Britt's Account
12/18/1796 Autograph Document SignedCertification that Captain Daniel Britt of the First Regiment and late Paymaster of the Sub Legion will, beginning March 1st 1797, relinquish thirty dollars of his montly pay to be credited in his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Bills of Exchange Payable to Jeremiah and Abijah Hunt
09/01/1796Bills of exchange for $1,000 and $4,500 to be paid to Jeremiah and Abijah Hunt, with note on reverse that they were paid on December 2.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Bill of Exchange for Samuel Price
03/28/1796 DocumentBill of exchange for $2000 to be paid to Samuel Price & Co.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Bill of Exchange
03/28/1796 DocumentBill of exchange for $1,250 to be paid to Robert Barr.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Bill of Exchange
02/09/1796 Autograph Letter SignedSecond request to pay John Bustard, or transfer the sum to Swan's account so he may pay Bustard.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Avoiding Mutinies of the Soldiers for Arrears, Etc.
11/20/1796 Autograph Letter of Undetermined TypeAmidst a discussion of accounting matters, Swan declares his appoval for the new organization that discontinues double pay and forage for quartermasters and paymasters. Swan has for some time objected …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Arrearages for Men Discharged in 1796, Etc.
12/18/1796 Letter SignedAmong other pay matters, Swan notes that money has been put in the hands of the paymasters for the purpose of discharging the arrears due to all discharged men in 1796. He believes that the complaints …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Warrants and Muster and Pay Rolls for Caleb Swan
08/02/1797 Recipient's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are warrants with muster and pay rolls and receipts amounting to the sum of $86,560.47, excepting one warrant for $1732.23 upon which payment is not yet completed.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Subsistence of the Army Up To September 1797
09/21/1797 Document SignedSwan transmits to McHenry a form letter in which he states that he has drawn a duplicate set of bills on McHenry for the sum of $569 in favor of Lt. James Sterrett for the subsistence of the Army up …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) 
Subsistence of the Army Through September 1797
09/30/1797 Document SignedSwan transmits to McHenry a form letter in which he states that he has drawn a duplicate set of bills on McHenry for the sum of $1,300 in favor of Lt. Charles Hyde for the subsistence of the Army up …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Seeks to Clear Accounts for Several Officers
03/22/1797 Autograph Letter SignedSeeks to ascertain a clear statement from Capt. DeButts. Records show that Capt. DeButts stands charged with the accounts as outlined. Has not dared to reissue accounts and vouchers but will on the …
Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)
