James Byers
17 documents
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Delays in the Delivery of Vouchers
Invoices of goods, including those from Hodgdon, Colonel Henley, and Colonel Pickering, have not been arriving in a timely manner. Byers attributes these delays to the neglect of one of the Post …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Receipt of James Byers to William Simmons
Notification of receipt of Warrant No. 2145, to be delivered to David Henley.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217) -
I Am Ready to Supply Cannon Balls
Byers is part owner of a blast furnace in Springfield and stands ready to provide the United States with cannon balls. He wants to know who negotiates contracts for the US, what quantity and size of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Recommendation of Claude Pourcheresse
Claude Pourcheresse has been employed by the public but has been dismissed. Byers believes he has conducted himself with fidelity. He and his family are returning to Philadelphia in hopes of finding …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
National Foundry for Brass Cannon
Byers makes the case for Springfield as the site of the proposed National Foundry for Brass Cannon. He owns a mill located on ten acres that joins the new waterworks for manufacturing small arms that …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Burglary of the Superintendent's Office
It appears that the office of the Superintendent of Arms at Springfield has been broken open and considerable depredations made on his papers. This burlary occurred six to eight weeks ago but recently …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
