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Hiring a new Assistant Secretary
Informs McHenry that he still possesses only one aid; states that he does not desire to inconvenience any officer to become a mere copiest. Explains that he decided to hire an Assistant Secretary at …
James McHenry PapersHamtramck's Report from the Western District
Hamtramck reports that he has recovered his health and has resumed his former command. He talks of his progress from Natchez and comments on the land-grabbing of the people of Kentucky and Tennessee. …
Alexander Hamilton PapersHamilton's Version of an Apology
Hamilton admits that if there was anything in his recent general order that imputes to the Secretary of War ignorance or inattention, it ought not to have been there. The letter to Captain Frye was, …
Stephen Raphel PapersHamilton writes to McHenry regarding the establishment of a military academy
Alexander Hamilton sends his ideas regarding the founding of a military academy to the Secretary at War, James McHenry.
Huntington MssHagner's Statement: Confrontation Between Samuel Vance & William Simmons
This is a formal statement by Peter Hagner regarding the confrontation between William Simmons and Captain Samuel Vance in which Vance accused Simmons of being a villain.
Alexander Hamilton PapersGun Stocks to be Delivered to the Secretary of the Treasury
Address leaf for a request that gun stocks be delivered to the Treasury Department.
Consolidated Correspondence File, 1794-1890. (RG92)Gun carriages purchased for Portland fortifications
Encloses an abstract of nine gun carriages purchased by Lemuel Weeks - Agent of Fortifications at Portland, Maine - for the amount of which he will receive credit on the books of the office.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)Growing opposition to the Federalist Party
Sedgwick expresses concern of the growing opposition to the Federalist Party, spurred in part by the regular pay of officers in the Provisional Army before they performed any actual services.
James McHenry PapersGrossly Insulted by Samuel Vance
Simmons asserts that he has been grossly insulted by Capt. Samuel Vance and asks that Vance be detained in Philadelphia until statements from the witnesses to the incident can be collected.
Alexander Hamilton PapersGreetings from France
Benjamin Hodgdon declares that he is unhealthy and if an accident should befall him, a sum of money will be sent to brother Samuel. He is sending indigo as well as handkerchiefs for him and their …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Gov. Sargent's Leave of Absence
Refers to outstanding note. Governor Sargent has obtained a leave of absence to visit his eastern friends and is expected in Philadelphia on his way to Boston, where he will attend to the business. …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Goods Required for Trade with Indians
Inclosed list of goods required for trade with Indians, quantities included.
Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75)Goods for the Shawnee
The goods which St. Clair had arranged to have available for the Shawnee at Fort Miami will be at Fort Wayne instead.
[Empty Placeholder Collection for Incomplete Collection Associations.]Generals Hamilton and Wilkinson Have Arrived, Etc.
Miller has discovered that the check was mistakenly not enclosed and has written to the clerk at the bank to rectify that situation by post. Generals Hamilton and Wilkinson and the Adjutant General …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
