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Want of Recruiting Money
10/03/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...we are in great want of a supply of recruiting money unless some is immediately forwarded we shall be obliged to desist from recruiting--as the officers have no money of their own to advance, they …
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Want of Money for Recruiting Purposes
08/24/1799 Draft Document"I send you an abstract from Colonel Parker's letter of the fifteenth of this month. By this you will see the extremities to which the officers of his regiment are put from the want of money for …
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Want of clothing for troops in Connecticut
06/21/1799 Draft LetterExpresses regret that soldiers in Litchfield are in need of clothing, stating that it harms efforts to encourage recruitment into the army. Explains the deficiencies by arguing that occasions arise …
James McHenry Papers
Want of Clothing for Kalteisen's Company
12/04/1799 Autograph Letter SignedEnclosed is a return of the clothing due to Captain Kalteisen's company of the 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers. What was sent appears to have been intended for Captain Huger's company of …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Want of clothing for Capt. Stilles' company
11/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWrites that he has been requested by Col. Stevens to inform him that Capt. Stilles' company of artillerists and engineers is in want of clothing, listing the specific articles.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) 
Want of Clothing & The Officers' Oath
05/02/1799 Autograph Draft LetterHamitlon acknowledges McHenry's letter informing him of the want of clothing and blankets and encloses the oath to be taken by officers enter the Army.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Want of Camp Equipage
11/06/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon is asked to provide as quickly as possible camp equipage for two companies of infantry to be recruited for the 1st Regiment. General Hamilton informed Blake at Trenton that an order for them …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Want of a Quartermaster, Etc.
05/02/1799 Letter SignedRivardi laments the lack of a quartermaster at Niagara and warns that hishealth is such that he fears that he will not be able to transact the business of a quartermaster as well as he might wish and …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Walker Listed as Replying to McHenry's Circular of 7/13/1799
08/10/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWalker 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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Waist Coats Composed of Indifferent Negro Cotton
07/17/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...A partial supply of clothing has at last arrived...I cannot help however complaining of the waistcoats that have been sent on, one part of which--I mean the backs--is absolutely composed of …
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Wagon in Which My Baggage is Being Sent
03/04/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMcKee observes that he arrived at the post without any complaint against the horse other than his frequently stumbling during the journey. To allay his anxiety, he wants information by post of the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers of Troops in Georgia
04/27/1799 Copy of documentFive-page list of vouchers delivered by Ensign Hugh McCall, Paymaster to the Federal Troops in Georgia, to John Habersham on behalf of Lt. Truman, agent for the War Department, to be submitted by him …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers of the account of John Wilkins
01/30/1799 Document SignedVouchers of the account of John Wilkins which have been suspended by the accounting office of the Treasury.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers for the expenditure of cash
01/04/1799 Document SignedVouchers for the expenditure of cash in Quartermaster's Department.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers for cash expended by Captain Vance on the expedition to Northampton
10/29/1799 Document SignedSundry vouchers for cash expended in Quarter Masters Department by Captain Vance on the Expedition to Northampton. These are sent separately from the others by order of General Wilkins.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers and Status of Supplies
08/09/1799 Letterbook CopyDifficulty obtaining proper vouchers, status of arms and accoutrements, tents, and other supplies listed in letter.
Department of Defense Military Records. Letterbook, Peter Hunt - April 19, 1794 to August 12, 1801
Vouchers and disbursements on the expedition to Northhampton
10/29/1799 Document SignedJames Miller, agent to John Wilkins, Quarter Master General, sends sundry vouchers of disbursements in the Quarter Master Department on the Expedition to Northampton.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vouchers
12/31/1799 Document SignedExpresses indebtedness for sending of vouchers and now returns them.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Voucher to complete team of horses
10/17/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentVoucher for two horses to complete team purchased for 12th Regiment and sent to Colonel Stevens at New York.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Voucher for Major Thomas Cushing Travel Expenses
02/12/1799 Document SignedPayment to Major Thomas Cushing for travel expenses from Philadelphia to Natchez agreeable to regulations of Secretary of War.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Voucher for Isadore Peltier
10/26/1799 DocumentThis is a voucher that is an enclosure to a letter regarding the time of service of a mason named Isadore Peltier in which it is stated that his time of service cannot be precisely determined because …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Vocabulary & Grammar of the Chippewa Language for Dr. Barton
02/12/1799 Autograph Letter of Undetermined TypeDr. Brown laments that he hasn't heard from Hodgdon and talks of having the best vocabulary & language of the Chippewa Indians on Earth. Due to hard service in the dismal swamp, his health has …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Virginia's Districts for Recruiting
05/31/1799 Autograph DocumentVirginia is divided and subdivided into districts for recruiting.
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Virginia Divided and Subdivided into Districts for Recruiting
1799 Cited letter or documentEnclosed in Hamilton to Bradley, 05/22/1799.
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Viewing the Insurgent Spirit in Easton
06/07/1799 Letter SignedIf it will not interfere with the recruiting service, Hamilton would prefer to have the detachment of troops ordered to Easton commanded by Major John Adlum. Their mission is to view the insurgent …
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