Timothy Pickering
544 documents
Establishment at Presqu'isle and Le Boeuff
Secretary Pickering discusses troops and supplies for Presque Isle and Le Boeuff with Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth F. Dowes CollecdtionErrors on Lincoln's and Storer's Accounts, Etc.
Pickering writes General Lincoln with a statement from the Comptrollers Office; there are errors in Lincolns and Mr. Storers accounts amounting to $97.38. Because the accounts have been open now …
Robert Goodloe HarperErection of Posts at Franklin and Le Boeuf
Pickering alerts Colonel Butler that Governor Mifflin has given his approval for the erection of posts at Franklin and Le Boeuf and urges haste in doing so in order to have them completed before …
William Irvine PapersEnclosing an excerpt of Truxton's sailing book
Pickering encloses an excerpt from Truxtun's book on sailing.
Silas Talbot Papers, 1767-1867. Collection 18.Enclosed List of Errors in Accounts
List of errors in accounts from Commissioner who traveled to Canada in 1793.
Arthur G. Mitten CollectionEnclosed from Captain Truxton
Letter, encloses receipts for pay.
Autographs of American Presidents, Statesmen, and Generals.Edmund Randolph's Printed Vindication
Pickering discusses Edmund Randolph's written vindication following his forced resignation from the office of Secretary of State. Fauchet's letter, which had allegedly exposed Randolph's disloyalty to …
Alexander Hamilton PapersDUPLICATE: Request for More Infomation on Repairs to be Completed
More detailed information requested on the specific types of repairs to be completed to public stores, barracks, etc.
David Henley Papers, 1791-1817Disputes Among Indians
Enclosed copies of Creek talks submitted to Pickering. Disputes between tribes discussed.
James Robertson PapersDiscussion of U.S. Frigate Construction & Josiah Fox's Performance as Naval Constructor
Letter, discusses Frigates under construction in U.S.; discusses Frigate building at Norfolk; describes Josiah Fox's pay rate; discusses Fox's performance as Naval constructor.
Josiah Fox PapersDiscoveries in Shipbuilding Processes, Poor Directions
Process for boat building discussed, not all materials have arrived.
Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625)Discharge of the workers at Norfolk ship yard
Yards to north to be supplied with live oak timber first. Mr Morgan remains in Georgia overseeing timber harvest business; will remain so until supply of frigates is finished. As such, when the keel …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToDirections for the Factor of the Southern Trading Posts
Pickering provides detailed instructions for James Byers, the new factor of the southern trading posts, and emphasizes the General Government's policy of treating the Indians with fairness and …
William Irvine PapersDirection for Frigate Mast & Spar Dimensions to Be Discussed
Letter, directs conference re mast & spar dimensions for Frigates.
Josiah Fox PapersDesign of Iron Trucks
Pickering wants to know for what carriages were the iron trucks provided? Were they designed for sea coast as well as other gun carriages?
Timothy Pickering PapersDeliver the Articles to Mr. Humphreys
The articles to be issued from the public stores for the frigate building at Philadelphia are so numerous that it will cause inconvenience and a loss of time for the Constructor to apply to the War …
Timothy Pickering PapersDelay in Transporting Military Stores
The military stores ordered to the shipyard by Captain Thompson were not sent because the revenue cutter did not arrive from Charleston. They were ordered again and the order should have been sent to …
Timothy Pickering PapersDayton's Recruits to Governors Island, Etc.
Lieutenant Elmer has been unsuccessful in the recruiting service at New Brunswick so he is to repair to New York and place himself under Thompson's orders. Lieutenant Dayton, at Elizabeth Town, has …
Thompson Family Papers
