John Wilkins, Jr.
211 documents
Discussion of U.S. and British Land Claims Around Detroit
Discusses use of land at the site of the town of Detroit, including original British plans for the site. Discusses a shipyard there, etc.
John Wilkins PapersDiscussion of Recent Quartermaster Affairs, Including Power of Attorney to Draw Money to Honor Bills
Forwards to Hodgdon power of attorney to receive money from the Treasury to meet the bills sent from the Quartermaster Department. Also forwards Quartermaster Department cost estimates for March …
John Wilkins PapersDiscussion of Recent Bills Drawn
Discusses recent bills drawn, including one involving General Wilkinson.
John Wilkins LetterbookDiscussion of Planned Construction of Galleys
Discusses building and outfitting of galleys [ships], proposing to build them larger than originally planned for.
John Wilkins LetterbookDiscussion of Officers' Forage Allowance
Discusses the laws and regulations surrounding the issue of officers' forage being paid for by the public. Lists the per-month sums allowed to officers of different ranks for forage, or in cash.
John Wilkins LetterbookDiscussion of Discrepancies in Treasury Accounting
Mentions execution of power of attorney; main topic is a plea to rectify the accounts with the Treasury Department, there being a a vast difference of almost $90,000 between what will be charged to …
John Wilkins LetterbookDiscussion of Correspondence from & Quartermaster Duties for Frontier Forts
Discusses correspondence from Forts Defiance and Washington, including an account of the disappearance of several men, who are feared to be dead. References the Quartermaster Department's …
John Wilkins PapersDiscussion of Arrangements for Supply of Western Posts
Discusses arrangements for freight transport as it pertains to supplying specific posts, including Pittsburgh, Oswego, and Forts Randall and Franklin.
John Wilkins PapersDicussion of Bills Drawn, Settling of Wilkins' Account, & Plans for Transporting Supplies to Frontier Posts
Discusses recent bills drawn, the cheapest and best mode transportation of supplies to Tennessee and the Mississippi region, and the settlement of bills drawn on Wilkins' account.
John Wilkins LetterbookConcerning Bills & Accounting
Discusses bills and accounting, including funds paid to purchase cavalry horses. Informs Hodgdon of his record-keeping practices for bills.
John Wilkins LetterbookBills Drawn for George Wallace & David Wallace
Discusses patents for land, and recent bills drawn in favor of the two Wallaces.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Attention Needed for Sloop Detroit & Provisioning of Garrisons
Promises to attend to the U.S. sloop Detroit, as she will be needed for the service of the citizens of Detroit and Michilimackinac, as well as the provisioning of various posts.
John Wilkins PapersArticles for Captain Harrison
Hodgdon is directed to forward the articles intended for Captain Harrison, the Commandant of Fort Washington.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Additions to Estimated Expenditures of Quartermaster Department
Adds to his recent estimate of expenditures in the Quartermaster Department, now including the pay of employed wagoners and artificers, at least some of whom were drafted from the ranks but are now …
John Wilkins Letterbook
