War Department

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Balance unexpended for fortifications
08/10/1799 Document
Balance unexpended for fortifications, provided by the Treasury Department.
James McHenry Papers
Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
08/10/1799 Document
Lists "Monies Paid on Account of the Fortifications" by city, state, and amount; also lists appropriations by month, "repayments" by individuals, and the balance on hand of the Treasury allotted for …
John Adams Papers
[Recruiting Instructions]
1799 Printed Document
Template of recruiting instructions, with no specifics filled in. Outlines general rules of conduct of recruiting officers.
Henry Burbeck Papers.
List of officers and vacancies for each regiment
04/1800 Document
Document specifying the number and grades of officers necessary for each regiment, along with vacancies. Implies a shortage in officers.
James McHenry Papers
[Articles of Agreement]
12/31/1800 Copy of Signed Document
Contract between War Department and William Colfax for Colfax to provide rations to U.S. troops; form contract has specific amounts/regions to be supplied written in.
Abiel Leonard Collection
Interrogatives regarding the Quartermaster General
02/20/1801 Autograph Draft
An unknown War Office official is posing questions regarding the authority, orders, and movements of General Wilkins.
Letters Received by the Accountant of the War Department, Nov 24, 1794-Ded 23, 1817. (RG217)
Exporting Arms and Ammunition
Letter
Wrapper for letters to some of the members of the Senate on the subject of exporting arms and ammunition in consequence of the petition of Hartshorn and others.
Sixth Congress: Petitions and Memorials to the Senate [6A-G2] (RG46) (M1706, Roll 4)
Instructions for the Agents Involved in Building Frigates
Typed Document
Instructions to the persons appointed to build frigates, specifically to the Agents. Agent will be appointed to procure upon the best terms all the materials which shall not otherwise be provided by …
Printed Versions
Instructions to All Persons Appointed for Building Frigates
Copy of document
Circular letter from the Secretary of War to Naval Constructors. Particular directions will be provided regarding the proportion of the ships. As public employees, they are to observe strict economy …
Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers
Instructions to the Clerks of the Yard Appointed to Build Frigates
Typed Document
Instructions to persons appointed to build frigates, specifically to the Clerks of the Yard so appointed.
Printed Versions
Instructions to the Superintendants Involved in Building Frigates
Typed Document
Instructions to the persons appointed to build frigates, specifically to the Captains who are also Superintendants of the construction project.
Printed Versions
Monthly pay for men on United States frigates
Document
Monthly pay of petty officers, Seamen, ordinary seamen and marines on board frigates of United States.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of Navy to Officers, Mar 1798-Sep 1886. (RG45) (M149)
Plan for the Adjutant General's Department.
Recipient's Letterbook Copy
This is a rough draft of a plan submitted for the regulation of the Adjutant General's Department.
Papers of Major General Edward Hand
Rules and Regulations Respecting the Recruiting Service
Printed Document
Undated War Office form document lists army recruitment regulations, which forbid enlistment of the intoxicated, the unhealthy, the underage, Indians, or blacks. Spaces specifying term of service, …
John Adams Papers