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Winter Quarters on the Potomac
10/06/1799 Autograph Draft Document"...In consequence of your voyage to Newport the Secretary of War lately instructed me to take measures for providing winter quarters in the vicinity of Harpers Ferry on the Potomac for the Eighth, …
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Winter Quarters for the Tenth Regiment, Etc.
11/08/1799 Draft Document"I enclose you a letter from Colonel Lear on the subject of winter quarters that you may take such measures as shall appear to you to be necessary in the case. I do not see that anything better can be …
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Winter Quarters for the 8th, 9th, and 10th Regiments
10/10/1799 Autograph Letter SignedStates that with the help of Tobias Lear he has selected ground for winter quarters for the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Regiments. Adds that he "made this arrangement on a supposition that the troops are …
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Winter Quarters for the 6th and 7th Regiments
10/23/1799 Draft Letter"...I am induced to think that the recruiting service for the Sixth and Seventh Regiments will be promoted by leaving them to take their winter quarters within their respective states. I submit this …
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Winter Quarters for Sundry Regiments
10/27/1799 Letter SignedAlthough he had previously decided to absent himself from military concerns until the troops had taken the field, General Washington addresses the matter of winter quarters for sundry regiments.
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Winter Disposition for the 5th, 6th, and 7th Regiments
10/23/1799 Draft DocumentHamilton contends that the 5th, 6th, and 7th Regiments should remain in their respective states for the winter rather than removing to Augusta. This disposition would be particularly beneficial to the …
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Winter Clothing Due Freeman's Company
10/25/1799 Autograph Letter SignedEbenezer Stevens, Agent of the War Department in New York, notified Freeman that he would receive from Hodgdon the winter clothing still due the company under his command. Freeman asks Hodgdon to …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Winter Billeting of Troops, Etc.
11/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses winter billeting of troops and clothing shipments with Samuel Hodgdon. Mentions the recent marriage of Captain Lyman to Susana Reese, sister of Thomas Reese.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Winslow Listed as Replying to McHenry's Circular of 7/13/1799
08/06/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWinslow is listed as replying to the Circular of 7/13/1799 in which McHenry asked for the details of each officer's military service which would be used in settling their relative rank.
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Wind Not Being Fair for the Packets to Sail, Etc.
04/13/1799 Letter SignedStevens has received the bill of lading of quartermaster's stores and forwarded it to Albany, He hopes Hodgdon has received the draft on the Secretary of State. Benjamin will proceed to Newport but …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Willingness to Serve as a Volunteer in the Army
07/29/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHarper discusses his current situation as a lawyer in Baltimore but assures McHenry that he stands ready to return to military service if the need should arise. He would require at least a colonel's …
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Willcocks Listed as Replying to McHenry's Circular of 7/13/1799
08/03/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWillcocks is listed as replying to the Circular of 7/13/1799 in which McHenry asked for the details of each officer's military service which would be used in settling their relative rank.
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Wilkinson's Brigade Should Be Under Your Superintendance
05/09/1799 Autograph Draft DocumentHamilton provides directions regarding the disposition of troops and quotes a letter from General Washington in which the general observes that the whole of General Wilkinson's brigade should be under …
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Why Was the Officer Not Found Guilty?
03/23/1799 Draft Letter SignedThough he was the youngest officer on the board of a recent Court Martial, Wands can obtain no reason why the officer on trial was not found guilty.
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Whether or Not to Repay Colonel Hamtramck
09/26/1799 Draft DocumentEncloses extract of Lieutenant Colonel John F. Hamtramck's letter of July 1, 1799 concerning his failure to be repaid for expenses incurred fo the First Regiment. States: "I would request your …
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Whether an Officer might take his slave into service...
07/20/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"One [query] in my last letter you did not answer (to wit) whether an officer had permission to take his slave into service and whether any or what compensation would be allowed him. I observe in the …
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What gave cause to the Report you mentioned?
06/10/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses recruiting in Georgia and South Carolina and the disposition of the Fourth Regiment. States: "Mrs. Pinckney (who has been very ill) unites with me in best respects to Mrs. Hamilton. I cannot …
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We Are in Want of Almost Everything
11/02/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDeBerger is currently in the hospital but probably only has a cold. The clothing will be very acceptable since most of the men are in want. Freeman has recently made a general return of all the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Washington writes to McHenry regarding uniform insignia
06/30/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWashington remits the cost expended by the Secretary at War in sending rank insignia to Mount Vernon. Washington states that he is expecting to have his uniform sent to Alexandria.
Huntington Mss
Washington writes to Knox regarding Wormeley
05/22/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWashington informs Knox that a friend, Ralph Wormeley, is travelling to Boston to enroll his son at Harvard. Washington requests that Knox provide any necessary assistance to Wormeley in this …
Huntington Mss
Warrants received from the Marshal at Bethlehem
04/07/1799 LetterbookWarrants issued for treason and misdemeanors relating the rebellion of John Fries.
McPherson Manuscripts, Military Papers Correspondence
Warrant received on account of manufacturing and delivery of pistols
03/11/1799 Document SignedRequest to pay Henry Voigt of Berlin Connecticut for manufacture of five hundred pistols.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Warrant for defraying expenses of George Colbert
02/25/1799 Document SignedMalcolm McGhee received $300 to defray expenses of himself, George Colbert, a chief of the Chickasaws, his wife and two other Indians from Philadelphia to Knoxville, to be settled with David Henley, …
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Want of Sergeant's Clothing and Private's Overalls
03/11/1799 Letter SignedKalteisen requests a supply of clothing, especially sergeant's clothing and private's overalls. The reason he needs overalls is his loan of same to Capain Huger who received none in his shipment of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Want of Recruiting Money
11/13/1799 Draft LetterSwan informs Hamilton that the recruiting service in his location is languishing for want of money.
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