Autograph Letter Signed
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No Clothing
04/17/1798 Autograph Letter SignedReceipts for bounty paid recruits are enclosed in the amount of $18. No clothing has arrived as yet.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Nine-Pound Ball to Prove Captain Decator's Guns
05/29/1798 Autograph Letter SignedHarris is asked to deliver fourteen nine-pound ball to Mr. Humphreys for proving Captain Decator's guns.
Subject File of the Naval Records Collection
News from Lisbon
08/04/1798 Autograph Letter SignedSmith, American Minister to Portugal, reports to the Secretary of State on the news from Lisbon, especially that which relates to the ongoing quasi-war with France.
Robert Oliver Papers
New Act of Congress Discussed
05/17/1798 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton had not seen the recent Act of Congress regarding payment of seamen, shipmen, and officers.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Negotiations of War and Peace
04/02/1798 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to government. Possibility of declaration of war or of peace. Mentions Philadelphians who should be in Paris.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Near Completion of the "Constitution" & Her Stores
06/04/1798 Autograph Letter SignedSince the current returns from the Boston Navy Yard are similar to those of the previous month, Gibbs announces that it might be more agreeable to see the deliveries augmented in which case it would …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Naval Appointment for the Frigate Constellation
03/12/1798 Autograph Letter SignedLetter of appointment of naval superintendent with acknowledgment of the President and the Senate on board the frigate Constellation. Instructions for acceptance of appointment with request for strict …
Charles F. Jenkens Collection
Nature Relieved Me by a Violent Cholera, Etc.
10/03/1798 Autograph Letter SignedBurrall finds that the monies are not in the local bank but he has discovered that they are in the New York bank. He has had a touch of the fever and cholera so he finds himself unfit for business …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Zeal for Public Service, Etc.
07/22/1798 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton pledges to travel to Philadelphia to meet with McHenry as soon as the official communication of his appointment arrives.
V.F. Vertical File A.K. Peter Keyser.
My Willingness to Serve
06/02/1798 Autograph Letter SignedShould an emergency arise, Hamilton expresses his willingness to serve in an army under Washington's leadership so long as the service he renders is proportional to the sacrifice he would make.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
My Superior Musket Patterns, Etc.
12/14/1798 Autograph Letter SignedWilliams disputes the assertion that the Charleville muskets he delivered as patterns are inferior by two dollars to Mr. Ames' pattern. In fact, they are better by two dollars due to the superior …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Situation Has Become Disagreeable, Etc.
08/27/1798 Autograph Letter SignedBecause he has received no letters, intelligence, or information, Phillips complains that his situation has become very disagreeable. Still he will endeavor to do his duty.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Qualifications for Service
07/28/1798 Autograph Letter SignedDeZeng presents his qualifications to serve in the provisional Army and offers to serve without emoluments.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
My Pay & Subsistence
08/05/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are four receipts for bounty amounting to twelve dollars. Dayton would like his pay and subsistence for June and July sent the following week.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Infinite Pleasure To Do You All the Service in My Power
12/19/1798 Autograph Letter SignedWhile denigrating the abilities of the President of the United States and the Secretary of War, Gunn declares his availability to serve in the Provisional Army so long as he is not required to serve …
Alexander Hamilton Papers
My Husband Wishes to Enter into the Service of His Country
06/24/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMrs. Beates has been told that noone has more weight with the War Department than Hodgdon. Mr. Beates will soon be visiting him so that he will see that her husband is not undeserving of Hodgdon's …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Draft on the Bank of New York
10/11/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is Burrall's draft on the bank for $1031.85, the amount of Hodgdon's in the Bank of New York with twenty cents deducted for postage.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Debt to the U.S., Etc.
06/01/1798 Autograph Letter SignedIt appears that after Vischer has charged himself with the $200 last received, and paying every man his bounty due, he stands indebted to the United States for $159.85.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
My Account
03/31/1798 Autograph Letter SignedClaghorne's account for the amount due is forwarded with the expectation that he will receive the money.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Muster Rolls, Payrolls, & Receipt Rolls
07/19/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed are the muster and payrolls for the party under McRea's command and the receipt rolls for payments up to 1 April 1798 from which it appears that $21.20 remains in his hands.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Muster Roll for February 1798
03/02/1798 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is the muster roll for February 1798 and the muster roll returned to Mckee for pay rolls up to March 1. Daniel Millar's receipt for his pay up to the time of his discharge from Capt. …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Muster and pay rolls received
10/08/1798 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Ensign Boote that the Accountant's Office has received his letter enclosing muster and pay rolls of his recruits. Also discusses the marriage certificate of Thomas Hill.
William Rowland Boote Papers
Muster and pay rolls received
08/08/1798 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Ensign Boote that the Accountant's Office has received his letter enclosing muster and pay rolls for himself and his recruits, along with three receipts for bounties paid.
William Rowland Boote Papers
Muster and pay rolls examined
04/27/1798 Autograph Letter SignedInforms Ensign Boote that the muster and pay rolls for the month of March have been examined, which Simmons reports on.
William Rowland Boote Papers
Muster and Pay Rolls
10/26/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMuster and pay rolls enclosed. Receipts of Luther Russell and Thomas Hughes (the hired blacksmith) included. Inlistments recorded by Drury, Smith, Sherer, Patterson, Johnson, and Conway, along with …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
