Gilder Lehrman Collection.
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Advances and estimates;
Discusses estimates and advances in Quarter Master's department.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Violations of Neutrality Act
Secretary Knox writes Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight of North Carolina concerning rules for arming vessels of belligerent powers, in light of the Neutrality Act - and whether this is deemed an …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Urgent Need for Clothes
Immediate delivery of clothing, use of coaches mentioned.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Suspend Clothing Order
Suspends transport of military clothes until Knox meets with Colonel Hamilton who just arrived.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Supplies for West Point
Guns and ammunition to be transported for the fortification of West Point.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Review of Clothing
Encloses letter to Secretary of Treasury, asks to follow directions therein in regards to receiving and reviewing clothing orders from contractors.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Protection of Pennsylvania and Standing Armies
Bradford describes in detail the constitutionally acceptable methods of defending the port of Philadelphia and the frontiers. Discusses the affects of war in Europe on trade and peace in United …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Ordnance
Method for purchases of ordnance and armor. Mr. Nicholson to be superintendent, pending the President's approbation.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Immediate Delivery of Shoes
Shoes be prepared for immediate delivery to Fort Cumberland.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Delivery of Supplies
Per request of Governor Mifflin, loan of military supplies for defense of frontier.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Clothing Order
Transport of military clothes to Pittsburgh as defined in enclosed order.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Clothing Delivery
Transport of military clothes to delivery point along route to Pittsburgh; mentions recruiting service. Deliver to Col Mentges.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.[PRIVATE] Meeting with King and Jay
Discusses offensive correspondence and possibility of meeting with King and Jay to discuss its contents.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Discusses Presidential Election
Discusses foreign affairs, electoral votes, and presidential election.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Comments on Presidential Elections; Resolutions
Alludes to Adet's conduct; mentions foreign affairs; discusses presidential election. Refers to a pending resolution in the House of Delegates.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Wary of Dissenters
Washington wary of "brawlers" sudden change in attitude. Believed to infiltrate, divide, and contaminate the military against the government.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Organization of Military and Government
Describes concentration of commands; personal opinion on organization of military commands.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Credentials of Mr. Macharg
Discusses applicant to War Department; encloses Macharg application.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Sordid Sprit that Caused the Insurrection, Etc.
Adams contends that the sordid spirit that led to the insurrection in Pennsylvania ought to have provoked more general indignation than it did. He presents his plan for numbering the regiments and …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Raising Provisional Army
Alludes to Fries Rebellion; discusses raising Provisional Army; provisional commissions, artillery. Alludes to French Revolution.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Extends Invitation as Adjutant General under General Hamilton
Outlines act to better organize US troops and the responsibilities of the Adjutant General. Reports needs of General Hamilton for such a position and calls North to the commission.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Dismal State of U.S. and European Fiscal Affairs
Adams waxes depressedly about the state of U.S. financial affairs, comparing them to the similar dismal state of "debt and taxes" in Europe.
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