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Reports Offensive Conduct of Peter Schuyler at Fort Stanwix with Indian Treaty
Oliver Wolcott, acting as an Indian Commissioner, forwards a complaint about the conduct of Peter Schuyler to an unspecified addressee. Addresses the impropriety and offensive conduct of Schuyler, who …
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Report that Peter Schuyler & Peter Rightman Will Not Be Allowed to Attend Treaty at Fort Stanwix
Memoranda from an unknow origin that discusses the tension between U.S. Indian Commissioners and New York state Indian Commissioners. Formal direction for Peter Schuyler from Mr. Campbell, through the …
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References Indian Treaty, Concern for Nearby Garrisons, Orders for Hostages
Honorably transmits articles of treaty with 6 Nations. Questions what to do with Indian hostages. Requests fresh information from Congress, orders to remain at this place to guard hostages and take …
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Treaty at Fort Stanwix, 1785
Articles outline details of treaty between the United States and the Wyandot and Delaware Indians. Indians promise to deliver 3 chiefs until peace is restored. Tribes will come under the jurisdiction …
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Business of Naval Department: Difficulty Securing Appointments; Ship-building
Wolcott observes that the business of the Naval Department is still divided between the War Department and the Treasury Department. Mr. Higgenson has been contracted to build a ship in Massachusetts. …
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Procedures for Invalid Payments
The Comptroller of the Treasury states that pension payments have not been made correctly, and asks Secretary Knox to please correct the list by which Thomas Smith makes his payments.
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Payment for Jurors
The Comptroller of the Currency writes that compensation for jurors of the clerks of the circuit court traveling and issuing certificates for pensions for invalids is fully provided for by a section …
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Wolcott's Absense Due to his Father's Illness, Etc.
McHenry acknowledges the justication for Wolcott's absense while caring for his sick father. It appears that the arrangements made on the frontier have succeeded in quieting the Indians. Philadelphia …
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General Wilkinson's Activities, Revolt among French Settlers, Problems in Tennessee
Mr. Lewis has expressed surprise that General Wilkinson is head of the Army in the western terriory. A small detachment has been dispatched to Kaskaskia where there is a revolt among a few French …
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Diplomatic relations with Chickasaws and Spanish on the western frontier
McHenry expresses frustration at conflicting orders out west in relation to the Chickasaws and Spanish in Tennessee. Alludes to the Spanish breaking the terms of Pinckney's Treaty of 1795, which …
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Promises Cooperation; Refers to Appointments, Promotion to Office
Mr. Henry had adopted the ideas suggested to him and Hamilton pleges his cooperation. If Mr. Wharton desires an appointment he will probably have take his chances and hope that there is a vacancy in …
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Peter Schuyler's Inappropriate Activity at Indian Negotiations
Refers to the incident where Peter Schuyler inappropriately attended a negotiation with Indians at Fort Stanwix, bringing his own interpreter. His presence frustrated the proceedings and caused …
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Indiscreet Instructions from the President to the New Jersey Commander-in-Chief
Hamilton takes issue with the uncharacteristically indiscreet passage contained in a recent letter from President Adams to the New Jersey Commander in Chief. He argues that if high government …
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Concern about Emoluments for General Officers
Hamilton argues that the policy of suspending emoluments for general officers until they begin active service will force them to remain inactive and therefore will prove to be contrary to the good of …
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Creation of a Hospital in Rhode Island
Hamilton has been told by the Secretary of War to provide a hospital in Rhode Island but he is not aware that he has the statutory authority to purchase land for such a project or to erect a building …
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Measures to be Taken without Delay
This is a list of eight measures to be taken immediately in the event of an invasion of the United States by a large army. Among sundry matters, It discusses an academy for military and naval …
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Plan for the Providing and Issuing of Military Supplies.
This is a detailed plan for the provision and issuance of military supplies, with specific regulations that apply to the Quartermaster General, the Superintendent of Military Stores, Purveyors and …
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