Lewis Tousard

81 documents

Receipt of Major Lewis Tousard for compensation and expenses
12/12/1798 Document Signed
Receipt of Major Lewis Tousard of $200 for compensation and expenses from Philadelphia to New Port Rhode Island to inspect fortifications and laying down the plans.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Petitions for Reimbursement
12/24/1798 Letterbook
Petitions to be granted extraordinary expenses in fulfillment of his duties as Inspector of Artillery. Seeks more favorable appointment from the President. Expresses commitment to the nation.
Lewis Tousard Letterbook
Owen McGinty Sentenced to Pay Stoppages, Two Copies of Court Martial Enclosed
06/13/1798 Autograph Letter Signed
O. McGinty only prisoner/deserter to be sentenced to pay stoppage. Enclosed copies of court martial hearing to support statement. Tousard requested the pay of two deserters in next months pay roll.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Notation only
11/19/1798 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
notation in appendix only.
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List of Newly Inlisted Soldiers
05/08/1798 Autograph Letter Signed
Robert Davis, Isaac Pride, William Armstrong, John McKey; James Burtsby, Jerome Hart, George Kinsinger, Charles Queen. William Terkaste, John Thompson, Alexander Caston, Benjamin Campbell, Josiah …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Letter Citation
01/11/1798 Cited letter or document
Cited in Simmons to Tousard, 01/13/1798. William Simmons informs Major Tousard the amount to be paid to Lt. Van Dyke.
Citations
Inlistements of Recruits from No. 99 to No. 75
06/23/1798 Autograph Letter Signed
Enclosed inlistments, including Richard Proctor No. 19 and Thomas Smith No. 20. Receipt rolls for bounty paid inclosed, request for credit to Tousard's account.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Enclosed Payroll, John Welsh Omitted
05/15/1798 Autograph Letter Signed
Tousard sends the payroll for March, including correction for the prior omission of John Welsh.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Document Listing in Hamilton Papers
08/07/1798 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
document listing only, no text.
Printed Versions
COPY: [Copy of court martial proceedings at Spring Garden 5/11/1798. Enclosed in Tousard to Simmons 06/13/1798.]
06/13/1798 Copy of Signed Document
Record of court martial proceedings against deserters. Court found 2 prisoners guilty.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Wintering in Philadelphia Instead of New York
11/28/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Tousard informs Hamilton that it would be less expensive for him to winter in Philadelphia than New York since his family lives in Philadelphia. He or Major Hoops could repair to New York every week …
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The President is much divested of his prejudices against me...
09/16/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
States that "In general the fortifications of the New England States are in the most shabby condition," that they have been incorrectly constructed by unqualified personnel and that the mounted guns …
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Taking the Command at Rhode Island
03/18/1799 Letter Signed
Major Tousard has assumed his command at Rhode Island and will conform himself exactly to Hamilton's orders.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Second Company of A & E Should Be Ordered to Bretons Point, Etc.
02/10/1799 Copy of document
Tousard makes a number of recommendations relative to the deployment of forces in the northeast.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
School of Artillerists and Engineers
11/22/1799 Draft Letter
Major Lewis Toussard expounds on the educational needs of the School of Artillerists and Engineers, specifically including instruction on the designing of structures and landscapes. Suggests the same …
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Recommends Employment of Col. Orne
04/11/1799 Letterbook
IDiscusses employing Col. Orne as a deputy with recommendations from others. Reports work and supplies at Providence. Refers to owner of furnace.
Lewis Tousard Letterbook
RE Organization of Individual Regiments
07/15/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments
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RE Organization of Individual Regiments
07/13/1799 Copy of document
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments
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RE Organization of Individual Regiments
06/30/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.
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RE Individual Officers and Soldiers & Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
10/05/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers and routine instructions and correspondence …
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RE Courts-Martial and Infractions of Military Discipline
05/03/1799 Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline.
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RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
11/05/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
10/09/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
08/23/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay
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RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
06/01/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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