Collection
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Pay, Nominations, Commissions, Etc.
04/16/1799 Letter SignedMcHenry discusses a number of accounting and personnel matters related to the Provisional Army.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Pay to Evans for purpose of joining Captain Bishops Company, Winchester Virginia
05/25/1799 Document SignedEvans makes $100 payment to Mr. Murdoch MacKenzie at Fayetteville.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Pay the Balance Due Me
12/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWilliams asks Hodgdon to pay the bearer General B. Smith the balance due Williams from Hodgdon's office which should be paid to him or order, on application,.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Pay roll of eight employed in the Quarter Masters Department to decend the river from Cincinnati to the Natchez with publick boats and dischanged at Natchez the 2 March 1799.
03/02/1799 Document SignedPay roll of eight employed in the Quarter Masters Department to descend the river from Cincinnati to the Natchez with public boats and discharged at Natchez 2 March 1799.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay roll of a company of artillerists and engineers of the 21st regiment
05/30/1799 Printed Document SignedPay roll of a company of artillerists and engineers of the 21st Regiment under command of Lieutenant John Hancock for months of April, May, June 1799.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay Roll Errors Corrected
06/19/1799 Printed transcription/modern copy of letterLewis' pay roll was incorrect but Simmons has made up a proper one. The receipt for hired music will be filed for future examination. Blank muster and receipt rolls enclosed.
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Pay of the Troops
03/07/1799 Letter SignedMcHenry explains the process by which the troops of the Provisional Army will be paid.
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Pay of the 14th, 15th, and 16th Regiments
11/16/1799 Autograph Letter SignedSwan lists for Hamilton the sums he will transmit with Captain Williamson to the 14th, 15th, and 16th Regiments for their pay through 30 September 1799.
Printed Versions 
Pay of George Drewyer, Interpreter
03/25/1799Pay of $100 to George Drewyer as an Indian interpreter and express at Fort Massac.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)
Pay of Detachment Protecting Gallipolis
08/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedD'Hebecourt acknowledges receipt of $1,993.27, being for the pay of himself and the detachment of militia under his command called into service for the protection of Gallipolis from October 11, 1794 …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay of Captain Cusack
06/04/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyCertification of payment to Captain Richard Cusack of 2nd Company of Grenadiers, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)- No image
Pay of Assistants in the Office of the Adjutant General
12/12/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNorth inquires about the added expenses and burdens of Assistants in the Office of the Adjutant General and whether or not additional pay and emoluments would be justified.
Printed Versions 
Pay Due Capt. Sparks' Company
01/30/1799 Copy of documentThe estimate of the pay due Capt. Richard Sparks' Company of the 3rd United States Regiment, which sum is $1860 for August through December 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Pay Attention to Patterson's Letter
06/04/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"I think the information contained in the enclosed letter from Mr. Patterson [is] entitled to attention. The writer stands high in the opinion of Mr. Sitgreaves and I have always heard him spoken of …
Printed Versions 
Pay as assistant quartermaster against the insurgents
05/30/1799 Document SignedFisher payed as assistant quarter master general on the Northampton expedition against the insurgents.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay and recruiting money for Colonel Ogden
09/10/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentAcknowledges receipt of estimate requesting pay and recruiting money for Colonel Ogden of the 4th Regiment.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay and Muster Rolls from Springfield
12/17/1799 DocumentWilliams encloses pay and muster rolls for November as well as an estimate of expenditures for December. William has sent a power of attorney to Samuel Hodgdon. The wood has been received at two …
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)- No image
Pay and Emoluments of the Secretary of the Inspector General
10/27/1799 Draft Document"The Secretary of the Inspector General [Hamilton] is entitled to the pay and emoluments of a captain. The expression is general. It is not stated in the law whether the emoluments of a captain of …
Printed Versions 
Pay & Accounting Issues
06/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Craig discusses pay and accounting issues with Samuel Hodgdon.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Patterns Stolen by Aron Brodie Who Is Now Being Carried to Prison
11/01/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAmes discusses the theft of arms from the factory and their recovery in the chest of Aron Brodie along with other articles taken from the works. Brodie is be escorted to prison by an officer and will …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pattern for an Eight Inch Howitzer Cartridge.
10/21/1799 DocumentThe pattern is shown for an eight-inch howitzer cartridge. The length of the cartridge should be cut the way the flannel stretches least. Elliot recommends that a paper pattern should be cut from the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Passing the Galley Through the Rapids, Etc.
04/12/1799 Letter SignedThe master builder of the galley completed in Pittsburgh has been paid agreeable to the contract. It should be impressed on the Secretary of War the propriety of taking advantage of the current season …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Parker's Complaints and Recommendations
08/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedParker complains about the want of clothes for the soldiers, the lack of subsistence money for officers, rusted arms, and unwieldy cartridge boxes. He believes that the appointment of cadets would …
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Parker Listed as Replying to McHenry's Circular of 7/13/1799
07/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedParker 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.
Printed Versions 
Paperwork for Supplies Purchased by Ebenezer Stevens
01/25/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyReceived letter concerning abstract of articles purchased by Ebenezer Stevens, War Department agent in New York. Will immediately complete the necessary paperwork for the requisitions.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
