Jeremiah Wadsworth Papers
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Instructions for Purchasing Orderly Books for 13th Regiment
07/12/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNotifies Wadsworth that he has directed the Superintendent of Military Stores to provide Wadsworth with information on the type of orderly books to be procured for the equipping of the Thirteenth …
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Instructions for Inspection of New Swords, Scabbards, & Belts
01/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Wadsworth of arrangements to inspect an order of new swords, scabbards, and belts. Asks Wadsworth to act as middleman in communicating this to the contractors.
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Inquiry into Purchasing New Type of Saddle
03/04/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the possible purchase of a supply of a new pattern of saddle.
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Funds Granted for Paying Shoe & Cartridge Box Contractors
11/12/1799 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Wadsworth that the Secretary of War has issued a warrant for $2000 to him, that he may pay the shoe & cartridge box contractors. Says Wadsworth will receive the money as soon as he has sent …
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Comments on Ability to Fill Orders
05/11/1799 Autograph Letter SignedComments on being able to follow McHenry's orders.
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Cartouch Boxes and Shoes
09/22/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMentions that shipment of cartouch boxes to the 13th Regiment will proceed apace once they have been inspected. Describes work with shoe makers to make shoes in good leather, costs may exceed the …
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Arrangements Made for Manufacture & Shipping of Cartridge Boxes
04/27/1799 Autograph LetterDiscusses arrangements he has made, per McHenry's instructions, for the manufacture and shipment of a large order of cartouche boxes and belts;
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Arrangements & Accounting for Delivery of Cartridge Boxes to 13th Regiment
05/23/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses arrangements and accounting for the delivery of 680 cartouche boxes to the 13th Regiment.
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Request That Purchased Shoes be Shipped to Philadelphia
04/04/1800 Letter SignedDirects that a recently-procured order of shoes manufactured on a new pattern be shipped to Philadelphia.
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Regarding Shoe Shipment
04/21/1800 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the upcoming shoe shipment, and whether it should be shipped to Philadelphia or New York.
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Regarding Shipment of Cartridge Boxes
05/26/1800 Autograph Letter SignedAppears to be consigning a number of cartridge boxes to be shipped to Harris.
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Notification of the Sending of Final Shipment of Cartridge Boxes; Discussion of Account
06/24/1800 Autograph Letter SignedMentions that he has sent off the last shipment of cartridge boxes & belts he was employed to procure, as shown in an enclosed bill of lading [not included]. Discusses his account with the War …
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Letter to the Secretary of War
05/20/1800 Letter SignedLargely illegible letter from Jeremiah Wadsworth to James McHenry, Secretary of War. Mentions his health. Writing from Hartford, Connecticut.
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Letter to the Secretary of War
05/18/1800 Autograph Letter SignedLargely illegible letter from Jeremiah Wadsworth to James McHenry, Secretary of War. Writing from Hartford, Connecticut.
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Letter to the Secretary of War
05/10/1800 Autograph Letter SignedLargely illegible letter from Jeremiah Wadsworth to James McHenry, Secretary of War. Writing from Hartford, Connecticut.
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Letter from Hartford
04/09/1800 Autograph Letter SignedMay be claiming deference as he has recently been ill.
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Instructions for Shipment of Shoes & Cartridge Boxes
05/14/1800 Letter SignedDirections for the shipment of cartouche boxes and shoes.
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Instruction for Shoes to Be Shipped to Philadelphia, & That More Be Contracted For
04/15/1800 Letter SignedDirects that two thousand pairs of shoes be shipped to Philadelphia and that an additional two thousand pairs be contracted for.
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Informing Wadsworth of the Status of His Account -- Money Due, and Request That Shipments of Articles Continue
05/31/1800 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Wadsworth of the amount he will be paid, based on examination of his submitted vouchers - noting that amount to be $1.66 less than what Wadsworth applied for. Simmons informs Wadsworth that …
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Information That Wadsworth is to Be Paid for Services Rendered in Procuring Shoes & Cartridge Boxes
05/31/1800 Letter SignedMcHenry has directed that money be paid to Wadsworth for his expenses in purchasing shoes and cartouche boxes for the Army.
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Information About Willing Shoe Contractor
04/23/1800 Letter SignedInforms Wadsworth of an offer from a shoe-maker to manufacture shoes for the Army
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Additional Instructions for Shipping of and Contracting for Shoes
04/26/1800 Letter SignedDirections for shipping new shoes. Clarification on instructions for an additional order of shoes.
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Acknowledgement of State of Account, & Sending of Last Shipment of Military Stores
06/04/1800 Autograph Letter SignedAcknowledges receipt of Simmons' recent letter concerning the amount he will be paid, and informs him that the final shipment of goods has been sent off, enclosing a bill of lading to prove it.
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