Joseph Nourse
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Probable Amount of Rations for the Western Posts
08/08/1793 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document"Sends 'an estimate of the probable amount of rations which have been and which may be issued from the 1st January 1793 to the 30th September following by Messrs. Elliot & William, contractors for …
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Estimate of War Dept. Expenses for 1795
10/10/1794 Letter SignedIn order to develop an estimate of the expenses of the General Government for the coming year, as required by Congress, Nourse wants Howell to provide an estimate of the monies required to defray the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Statements of My Predecessor
04/16/1795 Letterbook CopySeveral statements of Simmons' predecessor [Joseph Howell] are returned so as to conform with the accounts as they are stated on the books of the Treasury.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Abstract of Several Accounts.
04/16/1795 Letterbook CopyAbstract of several officers' accounts, opened in the books of the Pay Master General in Old Emissions.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Statement of the Application of Monies Appropriated for the Use of the Naval Department.
01/09/1796 Printed DocumentList of names, monetary amounts and reasons for advances.
FO 5/13 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence.
Request for Estimates of Accountant's Office
08/17/1796 Autograph Letter SignedNourse instructed by Secretary of Treasury to prepare estimates for upcoming year and needed estimates for expenses of the Accountants Office.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Expense of the Late Militia Army
09/08/1796 Letter SignedIn response to a resolution of Congress, the Treasury is preparing a statement showing the annual expenditures of the War Department through December 1795 in which the expense of the late Militia Army …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Recommendation of Timothy Banger for Employment
02/16/1797 Letter SignedNourse recommends Timothy Banger for employment somewhere in the country either with the Quartermaster or in the Commissary of Military Stores. He is currently employed in the Office of the Register …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Information on Mr. Pollard
02/01/1797 Letter SignedNourse wishes to give the Secretary of the Treasury information realtive to Mr. Pollard prior to any arrangement which might lead to Pollard's introduction to the Treasury Department. Hodgdon is asked …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Enclosed invoice for the War Department
06/02/1798 Letter SignedLetter enclosing an invoice for 700,000 dollars for use of the war department. States that demands on the Treasury were too pressing to send the money sooner. Nourse was well satisfied with Palfrey's …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Enclosed Application on Behalf of Colonel Bull
06/30/1798 Autograph Letter SignedAdvises for appointment of John Bull as superintendent at Harpers Ferry.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)
Cover Letter for Recommendation
06/30/1798 Autograph Letter SignedCover letter recommends of Col. John Bull as Superintendent at Harpers Ferry.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)- No image
[Note explanatory of a sum rendered by the War Department].
01/31/1798 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentDetails of amounts paid by the Treasurer to the War Department, the Navy, etc.
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Vouchers of the account of John Wilkins
01/30/1799 Document SignedVouchers of the account of John Wilkins which have been suspended by the accounting office of the Treasury.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
List of vouchers belonging to the account of John Wilkins
02/02/1799 Document SignedIn addition to suspended vouchers to General Wilkins' account, sends other suspended accounts, according to annexed schedule.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Dam from Virginia to the Island on the Potomac
02/25/1799 Letter SignedColonel Buel is recommended as being better acquainted with the water than most people so he should be consulted on the projected dam to be established from Virginia to the island on the Potomac.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Certificate of the register to be transferred to George Flemings account as agent for purchases West Point
01/25/1799 Document SignedCertificate of the register to be transferred to books of War Department accountant regarding agent George Flemings purchases of wood for the troops at West Point.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)- No image
Letter from the Register of the Treasury
03/10/1800 Cited letter or documentLetter from Joseph Nourse, Register of the Treasury, to William Simmons, War Department Accountant. Citation only.
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