Autograph Letter Signed
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Refers to Letter from Col. Smith about Presidential Appointment
06/22/1799 Autograph Letter SignedComments on the tone of a letter from Col. Smith, between an officer and a private. Requests that the President decide to recall the appointment to Fowler and award Fonda instead.
Alexander Hamilton.
Refers to Correspondence about Appointment
05/20/1799 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses copies of several letters discussing his appointment.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Refers to Claim for Pay as Adjutant for Mustering Troops
09/03/1799 Autograph Letter SignedThe accountant has not approved Sedgwick's accounts because he says there is no proof that Sedgwick was ever mustered as Adjutant. Sedgwick says that if the Accountant will consult the monthly returns …
Letters Received by the Office of the Paymaster General, 1799-1912. (RG99)
Refers to Case of Archibald Creavy
08/06/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAcknowledges receipt of letter about Archibald Creavy. Claims no responsibility to assist in this. Questions the way Creavy's case has been handled.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Refers to Captain Cochran at Fort Mifflin
05/08/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to Captain Cochran at Fort Mifflin, Mr. Jackson, and the paymaster, and activity in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Refers to Bounties, Clothing, and Court Martial
05/21/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to bounties, clothing, and court martials.
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Refers to Army Officer
10/23/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to armory officer. Is unacquainted with Pinckney.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Reduction of Rate for Rations
05/25/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDespite the reduction of the rates authorized by Congress for the purchase of rations, Mr. William Colfax, the contractor for supplying the troops at Fort Jay and West Point, has continued to charge …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Reduced by Intermittent Fever, Etc.
04/28/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRivardi asks that soldiers of the quartermaster's department receive extra pay for extra work and that Dr. Coffin be paid for his additional responsibliities. He complains that his poor health forces …
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Recruits and Administrative Matters
10/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton lists the number of recruits to be expected by Wilkinson in the upcoming months. Discusses various matters related to the running of posts, such as compensation for men working on …
Durrett Collection Misc MSS- No image
Recruiting Service will be Obstructed
06/12/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...I take the liberty...to report to you...that...it is probable that in a few days the recruiting service will be obstructed for the want of bounty money, independent of all other occasions..."
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Recruiting Mulattoes as Servants, Etc.
09/19/1799 Autograph Letter SignedBentley suggests that even though the recruiting instructions prohibit the recruiting of mullatoes, they should be allowed to be enlisted as officers' servants. They are better suited to menial …
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Recruiting instructions and officer appointments
03/10/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses recruiting instructions and officer appointments.
MS Collection, Hamilton.
Recruiting in Virginia
03/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLee discusses the prospects for recruiting in Virginia which is hindered by the considerable opposition to the general government within the state.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Recruiting Efforts for Captain Brothers and Captain Beatty
05/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedSpeaks of recruiting efforts for Captain Brothers in Hagers Town and Captain Beatty at Frederick Town.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543- No image
Recruiting business is totally stopped and desertion prevails
10/16/1799 Autograph Letter SignedParker complains that the delay in paying the troops has destroyed recruiting efforts and increased the number of desertions.
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Records of Pittsburgh
06/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedUrgently needs abstracts for the first, third, and fourth quarters, vouchers for entire year of 1798, and an account of all stores on hand. Hoped William King arrived and fulfilled expectations of his …
James Robertson Papers
Records Converation about Appointment Nominations before the Senate
03/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedResponds to a request to record the events of a conversation in his office from the previous summer with Tracy, McHenry, and Mr. Lee, Attorney General. Comments were made about military appointments, …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Recommends Mr. Bureau de Pusy
04/28/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRecommends Mr. Bureau de Pusy as a gentleman of great value, friend and prison-mate of the Marquis de Lafayette. Requests attention and protection.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Recommends George Dugan for Letters of Introduction in London
02/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedIntroduces George Dugan, who is on his way to London to begin his profession. Dugan seeks letters of introduction to US government workers in London.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Recommends Colonel Alexander Macombe
05/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRecommends Colonel Alexander Macombe.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.- No image
Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
12/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
12/18/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
12/17/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
12/16/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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