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Request for Information on Promotion to Capt. and Closure of Accounts
Request for verdict on whether Tillinghast will be allowed Captain's pay from the date he was promoted to the present. Hopes his accounts will be closed as quickly as possible, can provide any …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Request for Information on Guidelines for Travel
Request for information regarding rules for travel expenses. Galcho traveled often to obtain information as pay master and the distance between posts on the frontier was extensive and through savage …
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Request for Forwarding of Letter to Agent for Fortifications in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Asks that the enclosed letter be transmitted to the Agent for Fortifications and the mounting of guns in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and for that person's name to be reported to Knox [the Agent was, in …
Joseph & William Whipple PapersRequest for Additional Articles
Mentges informs Hodgdon that, in addition to the common tents already requested, there are a number of other articles, herein listed, that will also be needed for the 500 men at Trenton. The Secretary …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Request and Instructions for Sending Rifles
Request to forward rifles to Carlisle, addressing the shipment to Richard Parker, public storekeeper. If Parker is absent, shipment should be directed to Capt. Sparks.
[Empty Placeholder Collection for Incomplete Collection Associations.]Reinforcing Fort Franklin
Knox explains the measures he is taking to reinforce Fort Franklin.
William Irvine PapersRegarding Federal-State Relations and the Establishment of a Settlement at Presqu'ile
Reassures Mifflin that the suspension of establishing a settlement at Presqu'ile is temporary, and was not meant (by the President) to supersede the power of Pennsylvania, but sooth relations with the …
Andrew Ellicot Papers, Mm 75019679.Receipts for Monies Paid
Enclosed are two receipts for monies paid [Bechet] Rochefontaine and Nicholas de Finiels.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Receipt of payment from Joseph Howell
Presley Nevill, paymaster to the militia army, received from Joseph Howell, accountant at the War Department, by hands of Thomas Fisher, $50,000 in bank notes - issued by the Bank of the United States …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Questions Relative to the Account of Ebenezer Stevens
Howell transmits the accounts and vouchers of Ebenezer Stevens for the expenses of the artillery at New York. The Secretary of War believes that those expenses are incidental and contingent to the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Quality Control
Stated that if an inspector violates his oath to inspect the quality of goods he is offending his morals and religion. Believed Gen. Wayne's objections to quality of goods are due to the substandard …
Northwest Territory PapersPurchase of Land for Fortifications
The Secretary of the Treasury informs the Governor of Virginia that a maximum amount of one thousand dollars of federal money is authorized for the purchase of land for fortifications. The money will …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Proving the Cannon Being Cast at Providence
Hodgdon is to transport the following to Providence, Rhode Island addressed to Colonel Jeremiah Olney: 6,700 pounds of cannon powder, 204 32-pound shot, and 564 24-pound shot for proving the cannon …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Providing Transportation for Hutchins' Detachment
It is utterly impossible that one wagon can accomodate Hutchins' detachment. Sixteen men are to go westward and some of them are not able to carry their knapsacks or muskets. The certainty of bad …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Promise to Review Plan for Mounting Cannon in Fortifications
Thanks Humphreys for his plan for the mounting of cannon in fortifications, and promises to review it soon.
John N. Chester CollectionProblems with Accounts Submitted
Settlement of account of defense militia stationed on the frontiers of Virginia. Irregularities in receipt of vouchers prompted Howell to allow for an advance of money to pay the troops on a regular …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)Power of Attorney
Reminded Ross he has power of attorney over Sinclair's accounts. Sinclair looked for updates as to the proceedings his attorney engaged in on his behalf.
[Empty Placeholder Collection for Incomplete Collection Associations.]Powder for Governor Mifflin
Governor Mifflin has applied for a supply of powder intended for a company of artillery who will support the patriotic militia of the city. Powder, standard cartridges, portfires, and other articles …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Pistol Cartridges for Slough
Cornet Slough and his dragoons are ordered on a special command by the President with a special party that will join him in Trenton. He needs one hundred pistol cartridges immediately.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Peace or Civil War Continued, Etc.
Craig requests five thousand dollars in order to comply with the requisitions of the Quartermaster General for forage and sundry other articles and to defray the expenses of the further work at Fort …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Paying McIntire for Forage, Etc.
Craig is drawing on Hodgdon $633 for John McIntire who furnished a quantity of forage sent to Fort Washington and sundry articles for the post at Wheeling.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Pay for Recruits
Enclosed muster roll and returns. Believed that pay is an incentive for recruiting, hopes it will be continued.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Pay for Kentucky Volunteers of 1793
The Secretary of War submits pay for troops under the authority of Isaac Shelby.
Henry Knox LettersPay and emoluments
Secretary Knox informs Major General Charles Scott that in consideration of the sums of money Scott has taken in his special charge to Fort Washington, his pay and emoluments as Major General of the …
Henry Knox Papers
