Letterbook
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Jonathan Nicholson discusses business of the Comptroller's Office with Joseph Howell
01/15/1788 LetterbookJohn Nicholson asks Joseph Howell to send certificates to Colonel Bayard, who waits with impatience.
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Jon Nicholson discusses business of the Comptroller's Office with Joe Howell
02/22/1788 LetterbookJohn Nicholson confirms receipt of Howell's instructions to delay Colonel Bayard's certificates.
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John Pierce discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
01/29/1788 LetterbookJohn Pierce asks Joseph Howell to make arrangements to have mail forwarded to him in Philadelphia.
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John Pierce discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
01/10/1788 LetterbookJohn Pierce directs Joseph Howell to obtain a copy of a letter from the Treasury Board.
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John P. De Haas discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
02/20/1788 LetterbookJohn De Haas informs Joseph Howell that Colonel Willet will testify that taking receipts was impossible.
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John P. De Haas discusses army accounts with Joseph Howell
02/08/1788 LetterbookMr. De Haas asks Howell to inform him when to come to New York. De Haas wants to arrive when Congress is in session.
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Illinois accounts
01/13/1788 LetterbookLetter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to the Board of Treasury regarding the Illinois accounts.
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Forwarding Receipt for Uniforms
11/06/1788 LetterbookAgreeable to Knox's request, Price forwards receipts for 134 suits of uniforms. Sends returns for ordnance and quartermasters stores for July through October. Reports damage due to structures on …
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Forwarding of Ordnance & Stores Returns
02/14/1788 LetterbookInforms the Secretary at War that he has forwarded by Lieutenant Moor the Returns of Ordnance and Quartermaster Stores for the month of January. Also adds that Mr. Morrow has asked about the five …
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Estimate of Building and Repair
06/11/1788 LetterbookPrice encloses, per Knox's request, an estimate for the cost of repairing the long barracks for an arsenal of arms and the store in which the arms are currently deposited as well as building a stone …
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Enclosed Returns and Receipts, Order in Favor of James Morrow, Account of Captain Molly
06/04/1788 LetterbookEncloses returns of ordnance and quartermasters stores. Also sends duplicate receipts for the $146 for the transportation of men and stores from New York to Pennsylvania. Price has drawn an order on …
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. 
Enclosed Return of Certificates
02/23/1788 LetterbookEncloses a return of certificates, issued by himself, and requested by Ellery.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Enclosed papers of Joseph Clay
05/13/1788 LetterbookEncloses the original papers respecting the business of Joseph Clay, as requested by Pendleton.
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Enclosed Letter Offers Clarification
07/25/1788 LetterbookHoped enclosed letter would provide clarification on the "mystery" of Dunscomb's letter from the previous day.
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E. Haskell discusses army accounts with John Pierce
01/05/1788 LetterbookE. Haskell asks John Pierce a question regarding implementation of Congressional resolution, 26 February 1778.
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Clothing and Foreign Relations
10/16/1788 LetterbookW. Knox discussed military supply issues. Feared clothing would not be ready for troops by the contracted date. Knox not yet written to Col. Wadsworth for money to fund Pratt's march.
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Cession of Illinois Territory by Virginia
04/01/1788 LetterbookEncloses a statement of the arguments respecting the settling of the accounts of expenses incurred by Virginia for ceding the Illinois Territory to the national government.
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Certificates of Joseph King
04/16/1788 LetterbookLetter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts respecting the certificates of Joseph King, late agent of Colonel Baldwin's Regiment under Captain Thomas Patton.
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Certificates of Joseph King
04/16/1788 LetterbookDiscusses the settlement with Joseph King for the certificates he received as agent for Colonel Baldwin's Regiment.
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Certificates
05/09/1788 LetterbookEncloses an extract of a letter from Andrew Dunscomb respecting certificates
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Captain Cushing's application to Congress
06/13/1788 LetterbookCaptain Cushing has been unfortunate in his application to Congress relating to his claim for rank.
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Brass Three Pounders with Carriages and Implements
07/07/1788 LetterbookPrice sends Knox, per his orders, two brass three pounders with carriages and implements complete, listed in the inclosed invoice. Price and Hall have not made any arrangments about about freight.
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Arms in want of repairs
01/04/1788 LetterbookAgreeable to the Secretary at War's directions, Price has selected out five hundred arms in want of repairs. Also informs Knox that he has forwarded the returns of ordnance and quartermaster stores …
Letterbook No. 2, West Point 1786-1790. 
Appointment of Major Painter
02/26/1788 LetterbookLetter to General Wadsworth concerning the appointment of the late Major Elisha Painter to Colonel Seth Warner's Regiment.
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Andrew Dunscomb discusses army accounts with John Pierce
01/29/1788 LetterbookAndrew Dunscomb asks John Pierce the following question: please inform me if bounty pay and depreciation of pay and advances to militia includes any thing more than payments made on accounts?
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