Timothy Pickering
544 documents
Recruiting and Pay
Pay and clothing for Rickard's company are on their way. Men whose term with the military ends and who do not renew their contract are to receive civilian clothing and some money. Pickering advises …
[Empty Placeholder Collection for Incomplete Collection Associations.]Recruiting and Enlisting Soldiers, Etc.
Pickering discusses recruiting and reelnisting soldiers and mentions the conduct of Indian agents and Wayne's Campaign.
Timothy Pickering PapersRecommendation of Josiah Fox as Assistant Naval Constructor
Letter, recommends Fox as assistant constructor; mentions Navy Department.
Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding PapersRecommendation for Quartermaster
Secretary Pickering asks Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth whether Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs would make a good replacement for the Quarter Master General who recently resigned, i.e., James O'Hara
Northwest Territory Collection, M367Ratification of the Treaty of Peace
Pickering notifies the Sachems, Chiefs, and Warriors of the Six Nations of Indians, who he refers to as "brothers," that the Treaty of Peace concluded with them in November 1794 has been ratified by …
Superintendent General's Office, 1791-1828Progress in providing materials and building frigates
A statement of progress in providing materials for the frigates and in building them.
Papers of Leonard F. Cushing.Progress in building frigate at Philadelphia, Pa.
Difficulty in acquiring live oak and cedar of appropriate length for building frigates.
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)Progress in building frigate at New York, N.Y.
Enclosure of statement on progress of all frigates being built. Difficulties in acquiring materials explained.
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)Progress in Building a Frigate at Boston
Statement of the progress made in building a frigate to carry forty four guns at Boson.
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)Problems Issuing Land to Soldiers
Obligation of state or Congress to issue land grants to soldiers and officers explained in detail. New rules issued in letter.
Executive Papers, Office of Governors LettersPreserving Peace on the Georgia Frontier
Pickering gives Captain Eaton his instructions for handling the unrest between the Creek Indians and the frontier inhabitants of Georgia following the murder of several Creeks by whites.
William Eaton PapersPoor Conditions at Fort Johnson
Request for supplies to repair barracks and prison quarters at Fort Johnson. Captain Kalteisen to oversee building.
Daniel DeSaussure PapersPolitics Surrounding Capture of U.S. Seamen
Secretary Pickering discussed politics and supposed lies surrounding the aggressions of Captain Home against U.S. seamen.
FO 5/10 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence.Pickering writes to Anthony Wayne regarding the General's request for leave
Letter, discusses leave of absence from the army for Wayne. Decision to grant or deny leave has been delayed by the absence of General Washington.
Interleaved Document in Washington Irving's Life of George Washington.Pickering informs Captain Chapin of his appointment to succeed his father
Letter, informs re Superintendant appointment; acknowledges information re General Chapin's death; discusses responsibility of Superintendant; advises re managing Indian affairs; alludes to Jay's …
Henry O'Reilly CollectionPickering discusses state and federal authority to treat with Indians with Chapin
Letter, directs Chapin re proposed New York treaty; discusses State rights and Federal Government; informs re opinion of Attorney General; discusses conduct of New York commissioner; mentions New York …
Henry O'Reilly CollectionPickering discusses Seneca Chief Little Billy with Captain Chapin
Letter, directs re lifetime annuity for Seneca War Chief, Little Billy; informs re money due Oneidas & Tuscaroras; mentions Treaty.
Henry O'Reilly Collection
