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Impatient Unpaid Troops
Our troops are very impatient to receive their pay, especially since they have heard from discharged soldiers that the western army has been paid through May 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Immediate Need for Gun Carriages
Major Craig informs Samuel Hodgdon of the immediate need for the gun carriages to have trucks supplied.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Ice Has Prevented Making the Usual Number of Arms
It has been so cold in Springfield that the wheels at the armory could not be cleared of ice before 11am. Because of the severe frost drying up the water, the usual number of arms could not be …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)I Will Not Hold the Position on the Plan Proposed
Hamilton assures McHenry that he will not hold the commission on the proposed plan and will say so when given the opportunity.
Alexander Hamilton PapersI Will Gladly Serve
Not having a family, DeHaert expresses his readiness to serve in the Army, preferably as an officer, and asks Hamilton for a recommendation.
Alexander Hamilton PapersI Thought It Prudent to Retire
Wilson is so unwell that he is unable to attend to business and asks Hodgdon if he can retire from Philadelphia. The prevailing sickness is spreading rapidly and his state of mind relative to staying …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)I Have Indeed Been Suffering, Etc.
Ignoring, as usual, the principle that the purpose of handwriting is to communicate, Sargent mentions accepting an appointment, and that he has indeed been sufffering. He refers to the Secretary's …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)I Decline Any Military Appointment
Due to obligations to his family and his present pursuits, Clarkson declines any appointment in the Provisional Army and expresses doubt that there will even be a need for serious military operations …
Alexander Hamilton PapersI Am Ready to Supply Cannon Balls
Byers is part owner of a blast furnace in Springfield and stands ready to provide the United States with cannon balls. He wants to know who negotiates contracts for the US, what quantity and size of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hyde's Delinquent Accounts
Simmons informs 1st Regiment paymaster Charles Hyde that he stands charged with upwards of $140,000, the expenditure of which have not been rendered in any accounts. Hyde is requested to render his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hundred Bale & Chest of Arms Received
Brock has complied with the letter of October 30th and confirms that the hundred bale and chest of arms were received in good order though not yet minutely examined.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)How many Clerks?
The Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives has requested information regarding the number of clerks employed in the Department of War as well as their compensation. Simmons is asked …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Horses Needed to Transport Public Goods
The load of public goods are at Witmers in the wagon that brought them up. Since the wagoner Isaac Philips was unable to pay the balance for the team he bought from a neighbor, the man retrieved his …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hodgdon to William Knox on return of stores
Hodgdon received the return of stores from clerk William Knox, but has not had time to examine, since he has been busy getting Major Craig's cavalry and equipment underway. Acknowledges return of …
Subject File of the Naval Records CollectionHodgdon informs Chapin that Indian annuity has been shipped
Letter, informs re shipment of Six Nations annuity; asks for notice of arrival.
Henry O'Reilly CollectionHis Services Ought to be Procured at Almost Any Price
Pickering quotes a letter from General Washington arguing that, despite the inevitable opposition of General Pinckney, Hamilton should be given the office of Inspector General.
Alexander Hamilton PapersHis Excellency Should Cause Me to be Arrested, Etc., Etc.
Sargent provides exhaustive, and legible, details regarding an incident in which His Excellency caused him to be arrested for his own suit for the sum of two thousand dollars which are professed to be …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Hindrance of the Business of the War Office
Hodgdon tells General Irvine that if he cannot exchange the silver for bank notes, he should keep it until some other arrangement can be made. The poor health of the Secretary of War [McHenry] …
William Irvine PapersHeavy Ordnance for Posts in Your State
Hodgdon discusses the arms and military stores shipped to De Saussure as well as heavy ordnance intended for posts in his state.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Hamilton's Pay & Emoluments, Etc.
McHenry assures Hamilton that he will address the question of Hamilton's pay and emoluments as early as possible. He intends to follow the English system for the recruiting service and will send a …
Alexander Hamilton PapersGunstocks Not Sent Before the River Froze, Etc.
Enclosed is the account for the repair of arms including the cleaning of 460 carbines. Cranch apologizes for not sending the gun stocks before the river froze. He wants to know the price of the stocks …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Guns Transported to Hartford
The shot, shells, and five inch howitzers have been sent to Hartford. The six-pounders and three-pounders with their carriages and implements will be sent to Hartford and put on board a sloop loaded …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Guns for St. Clair's Expedition, Etc.
Hodgdon has not received instructions respecting the building at Carlisle and he notes that it will take time to obtain the materials to make the necessary repairs. The sickness [fever] has affected …
William Irvine Papers
