Joseph Williams
132 documents
Disposal of a Horse Unfit for Service
Williams asks if he should procure powder to replace the damaged casks in the magazine. The Superintendent has reported that one of the public horses is no longer fit for service at the works. He asks …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Difficulty of Procuring Silver for Large Notes, Etc.
$1000 in post notes on account of the Armory has been received which closes the amount of the estimate of expenditures for February. The mode of remitting a proportion of large and small bills is …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Demand for Iron, Steel, Charcoal, Etc.
One thousand dollars in post notes has safely arrived. The armorer's pay for February is now due and there are large demands for iron, steel, charcoat, etc. The money Williams has on hand is not …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Delivery of Sea Coals at Hartford, Etc.
Williams has received the proposals for the delivery of sea coals at Hartford for the use of the armory at Springfield. Hodgdon is asked to close the contract at one third of a dollar per bushel of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Delivery of Clothing
Enclosed is a return of clothing issued to Major Buel for the recruiting service the delivery of which should be sanctioned by Hodgdon. Williams has received no return from Buel respecting other …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Delay in the Arrival of Post Notes
Williams has at last received from the southard the two thousand dollars in post notes on account of the Armory. He expresses his anxiety at the length of time they took to arrive and wrote several …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Damaged Muskets Received from Oxford, Etc.
Williams requests directions relative to the damaged muskets received from Oxford. Enclosed are the returns of the Armory of the receipts and deliveries in the Military Department with the supporting …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Coal Has Been the Cause of Much Vexation & Trouble
Williams is concerned about the coal that has been contracted for. The Superintendent refuses to certify the account of the contractors believing there is a mistake in the measurement. The captain of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Clothing and Invoice Received
Williams has received an invoice of clothing and casks supposedly containing the clothing. The casks will be opened and checked against the invoice as soon as possible. Williams thinks the clothing …
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)Check the Payment of Notes at the Bank
Because of the anxiety attached to the disappointment of not receiving two thousand dollars in post notes in the mail, Williams recommends checking the payment of these notes at the bank to guard …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Certificattion of Coal by Abijah Peck.
Abijah Peck has made a trial of the coal that Captain Josiah Demming brought for Captain Cooley . He went aboard the vessel and bought four bushels and found the coal as good as he commonly gets. …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Certification of Virginia Coal
The subscribers, who engage in the blacksmith's business, certify that they have purchased of John Colby a quantity of Virginia coal that arrived in Captain Josiah Demming's vessel and approve same, …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Certification of Coal by Richard Dowzick
Richard Dowzick has been told by John Cooley that Mr. Ames disapproves of the coal that Captain Josiah Demming brought from Virginia. Dowzick has been in the coal trade for some time and finds this …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Cannon Powder
The cannon powder Higginson inquired about is available but can only be obtained by an order from the Secretary of the War or the Intendent of Stores.
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)Beckwith Confirms the Quality of the Coal
Elisha Beckwith certifies that as a blacksmith in business in the City of Hartford, he has examined the Virginian coal laying on the banks of that city and has found it of good quality.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Ascertaining the Articles Intended for Each Regiment, Etc.
From the manner in which the stores arrive from Oxford, it is impossible to ascertain the articles belonging to each individual regiment. Nearly all the tents, and part of the blankets, cartouche …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Ascertaining the Articles Belonging to Each Regiment
Williams apoligizes for being unable to provide information regarding the articles from Oxford. He has already stated the impossibility of ascertaining the regiment for which each article is intended …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Articles Received from Oxford, Etc.
Enclosed is a return of the articles received from Oxford. Williams finds differences with the numbers of the return left him by Mr. Henshaw, agent of the Quartermaster General. He will make up his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Apprehensions Relative to My Estimates for July
Williams admits that his mind is filled with apprehension relative to his estimate for July. His estimate with the pay and muster rolls of the armorers, as handed to him by the Superintendent, was …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Apprehension for Lyman's Safety
Williams expresses his concern for Lyman's safety. The curse is far from being removed and his health is still at risk.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Anxiety Regarding Money Transactions, Etc.
Williams feels that the mode adopted by Hodgdon of remitting one thousand dollars at a time will, despite the risk, enable him to meet his payments. He understands Hodgdon's anxiety in making these …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Ames' Attempts to Exonerate Himself, Etc.
Williams considered it his duty to exhibit the complaints against Mr. Ames and hoped that a fair and candid investigation would have taken place on the spot. A few days after Ames left for …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Accounts and Expenditures ofr Springfield Armory
William encloses accounts and expenditures for the Springfield Armory for the third quarter of 1800.
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)Account of clothing and quarter master stores received by Jonathan Jackson from William Mahan
Account of clothing received by Jonathan Jackson from William Mahan.
Letters Received by Predecessors of the Chief of Ordinance, 1797-1810. (RG156)
