Collection
42,880 items

Payment of Draft to James Miller; Arrival of Governor Sargent
08/16/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyDraft on James Miller will be paid immediately. Communicates arrival of Governor Sargent.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Payment of Asa Freeman, contractor
07/31/1799 Letterbook CopyPayment of Asa Freeman, contractor for Delaware for blankets and tin pans furnished Captain Samuel White.
Letters Received by Predecessors of the Chief of Ordinance, 1797-1810. (RG156)
Payment of Accounts and Indian Annuities
05/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that the Quartermaster has no control or superintendence over Hospital or Ordnance Departments therefore he will not admit charges from these departments to the Quartermaster's …
James Robertson Papers- No image
Payment of Account
08/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon is directed to pay the enclosed amount for which the officer in charge will provide a receipt.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) 
Payment from William Crafts, agent for War Department to Nathaniel Russell
09/30/1799 Document SignedPayment to Nathaniel Russell for $1500 from William Crafts, agent for War Department.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment for Transportation
02/26/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that J. McKee has received partial payment for transporting horses and an Indian to Pittsburgh. McHenry ordered McKee be paid remaining amount upon arrival in Pittsburgh and furnish him …
James Robertson Papers
Payment for storage of sundry military goods
06/07/1799 Document SignedPeter Mantz paid for storage of sundry military goods deposited by Captain Henry Carbery and Benjamin Price.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Payment for recruitment of troops in service of United States
02/25/1799 Document SignedCaptain Guion, paymaster, requests payment of $2500 to Mr Abejiah Hunt for bounty to recruit troops.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment for making carpets
08/08/1799 Document SignedPayment of $6.00 for making Scotch (double weave) carpets and laying them in the rooms.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Payment for Hauling Cannon and Powder
12/31/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentHarbinger acknowledges receipt of $8.33 from John Wilkins as payment for his services hauling cannon and powder used for the funeral honors for General Washington.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Payment Due Hugh Campbell
03/29/1799 DocumentBill of exchange for $800 due Hugh Campbell for value received in specie.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Payment as matron at Bedlows Island hospital
01/23/1799 Document SignedPayment of $27.61 to Mary Fountain, matron to the hospital at Bedlows Island. Her services attending the sick are certified by Samuel Osborn and Captain John Henry of 2d Regiment Artillerists and …
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment and Death of Washington
12/20/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAssured Craig that payment of the Armourer will fall under settlement with the Quartermaster General. Remarked on the extraordinary nature of troops moving from Pittsburgh Eastward. General …
James Robertson Papers
Payment & Description of Work for Hat Contractor
08/24/1799 Document SignedOrder for payment of a contractor who trimmed 30 hats for the 13th Regiment, to the amount of $8.19. A balance sheet is attached, which includes a description of the contractor's (John Bolles) work …
Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92)- No image
Paymaster General at the Seat of Government
03/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton believes that the Paymaster Genral should be located at the seat of government but seeks Washington's instruction on this matter.
Printed Versions 
Paymaster Accounts
08/02/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAccounts of paymasters and their debits. Lists payments for regiments as well as their commanding officers. Has furnished instructions relative to duties.
Letters Received by the Office of the Paymaster General, 1799-1912. (RG99)
Paying the Officers and Supplying the Recruits
04/11/1799 Letter SignedMcHenry describes his efforts to ensure that regimental officers are paid promptly and to make sure that recruits are properly clothed.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Paying the General's Expenses
01/10/1799 Letter SignedMcHenry reports to Simmons that George Washington has written that the expenses he incurred during his recent trip to Philadelphia were more than the pay and emoluments that he received from the …
Special File, 1790-1946. (RG94)
Paying Mr. Mangin
04/04/1799 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedStevens seeks Hamilton's approval of the payment he is making to Mr. Mangin.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Paying Mr. Annelly
12/09/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMr. Annelly has been absent from Harpers Ferry during March so, according to the Secretary's instructions, he cannot be paid even though he asserts that he was employed doing public duty. Therefore, …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Paying for the Article Stated to Be Wanted
02/19/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentHamilton has asked Colonel Stevens to procure the article stated to be wanted and has asked the Accountant of the War Department to pay for it by deducting the amount from the pay of the soldiers.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Paying David Thompson One Thousand Dollars
03/05/1799 Autograph Document SignedThe document is a check authorizing payment to Ensign David Thompson in the sum of one thousand dollars.
Solomon Sibley Papers
Paying an annuity to the Indian tribes
03/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMcHenry directs Harris to write up a statement of what is to be paidin goods formto the various Indian tribes as part of their annuity. McHenry also informs Harris to clearly separate the packages …
Rhees Collection
Pay, Subsistence, and Forage for Robert Gray
07/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLieutenant Gray certifies that he has received $135.84 for his pay, subsistence and forage, to which is duly entitled.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay, Subsistence & Forage of the Troops of the Upper Ohio & Presqu'isle
03/13/1799 Document SignedEstimate of pay, subsistence, and forage of the troops at the upper posts of the Ohio and at Presqu'isle for the months of January, February, and March 1799.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
