Melancton Smith
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Letter Citation
12/05/1791 Cited letter or documentCited in Smith to Hamilton, 12/23/1791, and Knox to Smith 12/09/1791.
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Contract to Supply the Garrison at West Point
12/23/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentSmith wrote to Knox to determine how West Point was being supplied. He has forwarded supplies to West Point in anticipation of securing a contract. He offers the price of nine and half cents per …
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Shipped Powder from Brooklyn to Captain Dunn
05/28/1793 Autograph Letter SignedAccording to request, has shipped 142 casks of powder from magazine in Brooklyn to Captain Dunn. Encloses bills.
Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)
Receipt for Military Stores at West Point
06/17/1793 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses receipt for 3 boxes of military stores sent by the Amboy Stage Boat from Captain Fleming at West Point, by order of General Knox.
Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)
Bill of Lading
03/28/1793 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is a bill of lading for 400 half-barrels of powder received from West Point and shipped on board the New York packet under Captain Dunn to Hodgdon under the direction of the Secretary of War.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Transportation Expenses
01/16/1794 Autograph Letter SignedThe transportation expenses for moving stores to New York must be paid by Hodgdon. Apparently the business of New York is to be handled by the contractors for West Point. In the future, Smith …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Goods Now Forwarded to Their Destinations, Etc.
05/11/1797 Autograph Letter SignedThe partnership of James Manning & Co. has been dissolved and Smith now holds the contract for supplying the troops at West Point and Governors Island. All the goods are now forwarded to their …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Captains Bell and McRea Sailed on Sunday
10/27/1797 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Bell sailed from New York on Sunday and is expected to return immediately. Captain McRea, for whom the clothing is intended, took passage with him and should return within a fortnight.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Receipt of goods for Captain W. Littlefield
08/13/1799 Document SignedMelancton Smith received 2 hogsheads and a bale of clothing for Captain Littlefield. Has forwarded to New Port Rhode Island for the safe delivery of which he has receipt.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Dispute over stores payment, accounts, and rations
05/05/1799 LetterbookDispute over payment for stores, accounts, and rations.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
Bill of lading for pieces of kentledge
04/23/1799 LetterbookEncloses a bill of lading of seventeen pieces of kentledge shipped on board Capt. Jackson's schooner "Weymouth" in the harbor of New York and bound for Philadelphia.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
