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Letter Citation
02/19/1799 DocumentCited in Simmons to McHenry, 06/19/1799. Letter from Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary of Military Stores, to Colonel Ebenezer Stevens, agent for the War Department in New York.
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Legality of the Constitution of a Court
06/13/1799 DocumentEllery reviews the requirements for those serving on General Courts-Martial. Only those officers of the highest rank are authorized to impose the sentence of death.
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Gun Stocks to be Delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury
04/19/1799 DocumentAddress leaf for a request that gun stocks be delivered to the Treasury Department.
Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92)
Estimation of Tools and Utensils On Hand
12/31/1799 DocumentEstimation of all tools and utensils on hand at the Armory in Springfield as returned by the Superintendent per his return, December 31st 1799.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Estimation of the Value of Gun Barrels
12/31/1799 DocumentEstimation of the value of gun barrels burst in proving, scrap iron, old files and turned into the public store since December 31st 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Encloses Undelivered Letter
09/23/1799 DocumentSender encloses a copy of his letter to Lewis dated March 22, which was returned undelivered.
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Enclosed Receipts for Armory Accounts
11/29/1799 DocumentWilliams encloses receipts for the accounts of the armory. He asks that the money be forwarded as post notes or U.S. bills. Copies of the receipts are on the same page as the note.
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)- No image
Directions Relative to the Funeral Honors for General Washington
12/19/1799 DocumentDirections for funeral honors to be paid on the death of General Washington. All military stations, officers, and volunteers are to wear crape on the left arm for six months to signify mourning. …
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Directing officers to report to General Hamilton
09/02/1799 DocumentOrders that all officers of the Provisional Army report to Major General Hamilton within four months of the date of this notification.
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Courts-martial and military discipline
04/05/1799 DocumentRoutine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline
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Copy of Invoice of clothing forwarded to Winchester Virginia
10/14/1799 DocumentInvoice of clothing forwarded to Col Parker, Commander of the 8th Infantry Regiment. Attached document indicates a copy of invoice enclosed in a letter to Major General Hamilton.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Contract with John Bray
04/06/1799 DocumentContract with John Bray. Enclosed in Rhea to Hamilton, 04/08/1799
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Continuing Operations during Yellow Fever Epidemic
08/26/1799 DocumentR McCormick unsigned query to Samuel Hodgdon regarding his contract for arms. He asked what arrangements have been made during the Yellow Fever for proving of the barrels, inspecting arms, paying the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Commissions Paid to Hodgdon
08/01/1799 DocumentLists the payments to Hodgdon for the following: For his Commission on Disbursements in the Quartermaster's Department as Agent to the Quartermaster General ; for his Commission on Drafts paid and …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Colonel Parker's Encampment in Harper's Ferry
11/04/1799 DocumentLear reports on Colonel Parker's camp at Harper's Ferry. There was some concern that there was not enough lumber to build huts to house the regiment, but the area purchased by the US had sufficient …
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Certification of Isadore Peltier
10/26/1799 DocumentBurbeck certifies that Isadore Peltier worked as a mason for the Quartermaster General from August 15, 1797 to September 2, 1798 at two dollars per day and is entitled to the authorized pay.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Buckley and Brooke at Birdsborough Forges offer to deliver
04/19/1799 DocumentAn offer indicating that Buckley and Brooke at Birdsborough forges in Pennsylvania have offered to deliver in Philadelphia to Mr Hodgdon three forms of guns made of grubbs iron. Communicated through …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Balance unexpended for fortifications
08/10/1799 DocumentBalance unexpended for fortifications, provided by the Treasury Department.
James McHenry Papers- No image
Arrangement of Recruiting Districts in Massachusetts
03/05/1799 DocumentThe proposed arrangement of the recruiting districts in Massachusetts. Because of the need to include whole counties, achieving equal numbers of inhabitants in the individual districts is not …
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Appropriations for Fortifications and Expenditures
08/10/1799 DocumentLists "Monies Paid on Account of the Fortifications" by city, state, and amount; also lists appropriations by month, "repayments" by individuals, and the balance on hand of the Treasury allotted for …
John Adams Papers
Act for establishing a Military and Naval Academy
1799 DocumentAn Act for establishing an Academy for Instruction relative to the Military and Naval Service of the United States. The Academy will consist of four schools: "The Fundamental School," "The School of …
MSS #189
