Letterbook
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Letter from the War Office on the overdue delivery of live oak from Georgia
03/29/1796 LetterbookLive oak for the dead wood from Georgia is long overdue. Therefore, Stodder has permission to use white oak for pieces that were directed to be made of live oak. This white oak can be found, according …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Letter from the War Office on submission of returns of stores and materials
02/25/1796 LetterbookGarretson is instructed to make a return of all articles received in to the navy yard from 1 January 1796 to first Monday of March, after which he will make a monthly return and transmit to the War …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Letter from the War Office on schooner failure to deliver oak timbers to Baltimore
01/09/1796 LetterbookPickering notes that it is regrettable that schooner did not deliver its cargo to Baltimore. This deranges business. Timbers may not be appropriate size for 44 gun frigate at Boston. Until further …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Letter from the War Department
06/14/1796 LetterbookThe Secretary at War directs Edward Price to provide copies of his invoices and other records pertaining to Indian trade.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relative to Indian Tribes (Letters and Instructions to the Factors of the Indian Trading Houses From Their
Letter from the War Accountant
01/23/1796 LetterbookThe War Accountant acknowledges the receiving of accounts of expenditures.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
11/16/1796 LetterbookWolcott discusses the purchase of goods for use in the Indian Store at Tellico Blockhouse.
Miscellaneous MSS Collection, #352.
Letter from the Accountant's Office
09/16/1796 LetterbookWilliam Simmons confirms reciept of pay and subsistence abstracts from Rufus Putnam.
Manuscript Collection.
Letter from the Accountant's Office
08/05/1796 LetterbookPeter Hagner discusses the pay of Washington County Militia with Rufus Putnam.
Manuscript Collection.
Letter from Hugh Crawford
10/31/1796 LetterbookHugh Crawford discusses the death of Mr. Kennedy with James McHenry.
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647
Letter from Henry Knox
11/28/1796 LetterbookIn this letter Henry Knox orders provisions from Boston to be shipped to Thomaston, Maine for his workmen.
McClung Historical Collection
Letter from Detroit
09/09/1796 LetterbookLargely illegible letter mentions estimate and information.
John Wilkins Papers
Joshua Humphreys on the work of naval constructor George Claghorn at Boston
01/01/1796 LetterbookHumphreys' opinions on the work of naval constructor George Claghorn at Boston.
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Instructions to Pay Mrs. Greaton
02/19/1796 LetterbookInforms Gorham that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 90 dollars Sally Greaton from the pay of her husband Capt. Richard Greaton.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Lieutenant Dayton
02/03/1796 LetterbookInforms Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 107 dollars, to be paid to Lt. Dayton and his men at Governor's Island, New York.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay James Hackett and Edmund Quincy
01/14/1796 LetterbookInforms Wentworth that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 500 dollars for the pay of James Hackett, constituting his salary for constructing the frigate at Portsmouth. Instructs Wentworth to also …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Captain Miller
01/16/1796 LetterbookInforms Chester that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 103 dollars for Capt. Miller in Middletown, Connecticut.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Captain McRea
02/11/1796 LetterbookInforms James Reed - Collector at the port of Wilmington - that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 350 dollars for the pay of Capt. McRea and his recruits.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Caleb Gibbs
01/04/1796 LetterbookInforms Gorham that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 187 dollars for the pay of Caleb Gibbs, clerk of the Naval Yard at Boston.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Bounties
02/20/1796 LetterbookInstructs Freeman to pay the correct bounty due to the men enlisted by Capt. Richard Blackburn.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Assistant Storekeeper
01/12/1796 LetterbookInforms Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 75 dollars to pay the assistant storekeeper at West Point.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Assistant Engineer
01/29/1796 LetterbookInforms Kilty that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 357 dollars for the compensation of Alexander De Leyritz, an assistant engineer of the fortifications at Baltimore.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay Artillerists and Engineers
01/15/1796 LetterbookInforms Carrington that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 114 dollars to deliver to William Graves at Norfolk for the pay of a detachment of artillerists and engineers under the command of …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Pay a Detachment
02/24/1796 LetterbookInforms Fish, Supervisor at New York, that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 80 dollars due to a detachment.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Deliver Funds to West Point
01/19/1796 LetterbookInforms Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 3000 dollars to send to George Fleming at West Point. Also instructs Fish to pay Mrs E. C. Sophia Roberts the sum of 115 dollars on account of …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Instructions to Deliver Funds to West Point
01/15/1796 LetterbookInforms Fish that the Treasurer will remit him the sum of 207 dollars to be delivered to George Fleming at West Point.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
