John Wilkins, Jr. - Papers of the War Department

Revision of Estimates

12/27/1796 Typed Document

Previous estimate of expenses will fall short, additions made to estimate to meet expenditures of Quartermaster's Department. Cannot provide estimates for the Indian or Hospital Department. Drew …

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Regarding the Equipping of the Kentucky Volunteers, & Recent Bills Drawn

09/06/1796 Letter

Refers to an order from General Wayne to see to the equipping of the Kentucky volunteers; comments on expenditures & recent bills drawn. An accounting of expenditures is appended.

John Wilkins Papers

Regarding Recent Bill Drawn for $400

12/23/1796 Letter

Informs of a recent bill drawn upon McHenry for $400.

John Wilkins Papers

Regarding Recent Bill Drawn for $400

12/09/1796 Letter

Discusses recent bill drawn in favor of John Levine for $400.

John Wilkins Papers

Regarding Method for Creating Cost Estimates, Recent Bills Drawn, & Sloop Detroit

11/17/1796 Letter

Comments on the method of tracking expenditure estimates; mentions receiving instructions on this topic. Lists recent bills drawn; refers to expenditure estimate for October. Also discusses the sloop …

John Wilkins Papers

Regarding Funds & Expenditures for Quartermaster & Other Army Departments

08/20/1796 Autograph Letter Signed

Further addresses the obtaining of funds and transportation required by the Army Quartermaster Department. Details why he has been unable to move on these issues without knowing more about the …

John Wilkins Letterbook

Regarding Additional Transport for Quartermaster Stores & Indian Goods

07/11/1796 Autograph Letter Signed

Wilkins has been directed to request additional transport for quartermaster stores and Indian goods, including corn. Mentions raising money in Kentucky.

John Wilkins Letterbook

Recent Bills Drawn

12/05/1796 Letter

Lists recent bills drawn.

John Wilkins Papers

Purchase of Corn

06/30/1796 Typed Document

Received orders to procure a supply of corn at lower ports of Lake Erie, to be transported to the rapids of the Miamis of the Lake. Requests Henry follow these orders with locations and travel route …

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Payment, Expenses, and Transportation of Supplies

11/17/1796 Typed Document

Instruction received. Notification that Wilkins is now drawing bills per estimate of expenditures for October, November, and December. Lists bills, amounts, and who they were drawn for. Enclosed …

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Payment of D. Harragan

12/05/1796 Typed Document

Notification that Wilkins drew in favor of Daniel Harragan for four thousand dollars. Bills transmitted to D. Harragan, Deputy Quartermaster General at Fort Washington for current expenses of …

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Notification of Office of Acting Deputy Quartermaster General for Pittsburgh

07/01/1796 Letter Signed

Directs that the estimates of Major Isaac Craig, Acting Deputy Quartermaster General for Pittsburgh, be honored.

James Robertson Papers

Notification of Money Drawn for Contractors

12/23/1796 Typed Document

Drawn on McHenry in favor of Muker, Cochran, and Co. for current expenses of Quartermaster's Department.

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Letter from Detroit

09/09/1796 Letterbook

Largely illegible letter mentions estimate and information.

John Wilkins Papers

Last Quarter's Quartermaster Department Expenditure Estimates; Impossibility of Accurate Estimates for Indian & Hospital Departments

12/27/1796 Letter

Mentions recent bills drawn; discusses estimate of the expenditures of the quartermaster department in the months of October-December of 1796. Comments that it is impossible to estimate the …

John Wilkins Papers

Forwarding of Cost Estimates for Quartermaster, Hospital & Indian Departments for September 1796

09/07/1796 Letter

Forwards September expenditure estimates for the Quartermaster, Indian & Hospital Departments. Comments on the impossibility of extremely accurate estimates.

John Wilkins Papers

Expenses of Quartermaster's Department

12/09/1796 Typed Document

Notification that Wilkins drew upon McHenry in favor of J. Irvine for current expenses of the Quartermaster's Department.

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Equipping Dragoons and Draw of Money

09/06/1796 Typed Document

Notification that Wilkins ordered Gen. Wayne to equip dragoons horses, estimate of cost enclosed along with contingent money for forage and subsistance of the dragoons. Cannot appoint an agent to …

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Enclosed Estimates

09/07/1796 Typed Document

Enclosed estimate for the Quartermasters Department, Indian Department, and Hospital Department for months of July, August, September. Reason for not drawing up estimate sooner was that Wilkins …

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Discussion of Quartermaster Department's Cost Estimation System

10/16/1796 Letter

Appears to discuss the record-keeping of the expenditure estimates system in the Quartermaster Department.

John Wilkins Papers

Discussion of Funds Necessary for Quartermaster Department

07/17/1796 Autograph Letter Signed

Appears to address the exact sums of money allocated by the War Department to the Army Quartermaster's Department. Specifically mentions an "absolutely necessary" sum currently at Lexington, Kentucky.

John Wilkins Letterbook

Discussion of Expenditures in Quartermaster, Indian & Hospital Departments

09/10/1796 Letterbook

Mentions making up a list of probable expenditures in the Quartermaster's Department for July-September 1796, as well as those in the Indian and Hospital Departments. Discusses present and future …

John Wilkins Papers

Contractors Not Fulfilling Contract for Supplying Frontier Posts

10/10/1796 Typed Document

Clothing and whiskey for upcoming winter arrived at Fort Washington. Upon returning to Philadelphia and settling all accounts, will relinquish his position as Quartermaster General. Mentioned …

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Acceptance of Appointment as Quartermaster General

06/10/1796 Autograph Letter Signed

Wilkins accepts his appointment as Quartermaster General in the Legion of the United States. Refers to the money arrangements of that department.

John Wilkins Letterbook

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09/07/1796 Cited letter or document

Cited in McHenry to Wilkins, 10/07/1796.

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