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Believes Col. Stevens Should Purchase Supplies from Nearby Quartermaster Stores
Encloses returns from Col. Stevens. Requests clothing for artillery privates to be delivered immediately. Believes Stevens should purchase small supplies from quartermasters' departments as close to …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Be Content with What You Have Been Allotted
Henley advises Hildebrand to be content with the land allotted him by the Indians.
Letters Sent by David Henley, Agent of the War Department, May 1, 1799-May 7, 1800. (RG217)Barracks Calculations
Lists number of rooms, how many soldiers can be accommodated in each, as well as other buildings on the the premises which could be converted to barracks.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Banknotes enclosed
Encloses notes to the amount of 60 dollars on account of the contingent expenses of marching the troops under Ensign Boote's command, agreeable to the request of the Secretary of War.
William Rowland Boote PapersBaltimore Naval Committee Members to Travel to Philadelphia to Consult McHenry
Acknowledges receipt of a copy of McHenry's letter to Mr. Foncin, superintendent engineer of Fort McHenry. Informs McHenry that two members of the Baltimore Naval Committee are traveling to …
John Adams PapersBaltimore Declines McHenry's Plan of Funding, Asks for Officer to Re-Determine Estimate for Completion of Fort McHenry
Happily agrees with McHenry that the defense of Baltimore is of interest to both the government and the Baltimoreans, relating the ways in which Baltimore has always shown its support for the federal …
John Adams PapersBalances Withheld by Officers
All persons accountable for monies owed the War Department are to settle their accounts in a speedy manner. If balances are withheld by officers subject to the Articles of War, it will be Simmons' …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance unexpended for fortifications
Balance unexpended for fortifications, provided by the Treasury Department.
James McHenry PapersBalance of Joseph Keeper's Pay to His Father
Elias Langhan has transmitted a Power of Attorney to Hodgdon from Joseph Keepers whose son Joseph, Jr. died while serving as a soldier in Captain Bissell's Company. The Power of Attorney authorizes …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance Due for Taking a Load of Goods to Tennessee
McKinley reminds Hodgdon of a small balance due him relative to the opportunity provided by Jacob Giddian for a load of goods taken to Tennessee in March 1798. The return load was partly handled by a …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Avoiding Inconvenience from the Muskets' Delay, Etc.
Responding to Hodgdon's concern that the muskets would not arrive in time, Kilty applied one of the muskets already on hand to the purpose for which the others had been directed so no inconvenience …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Authorization to Pay Accounts
Francis is authorized to pay all accounts for making, mending, or altering articles to be contracted for or otherwise procured for the service, including all accounts for inspecting articles intended …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Authorization
Authorized Isaac Craig, of the Department of the Quartermaster General to receive money and give orders regarding the agent James Miller.
James Robertson PapersAudit of Expenditures at the Springfield Armory
An audit that includes the following entries for the years 1795-1798; total expenditures; muskets manufactured; muskets cleaned and repaired by new stocks, bayonets, ramrods, springs, and screw pins …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Attempts to Settle Accounts Following a Robbery
Wolcott maintains that no loss should accrue to the United States as a consequence of a robbery. But should attempts be made to negotiate the bills, such attempts should be made public through the …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Attempts to Keep Spiritous Liquors and Soldiers Apart
Strong describes his attempts to keep his soldiers from partaking of spiritous liquors including the posting of a sentinal in front of a saloon. This latter provoked the saloon keeper to sue Strong …
Alexander Hamilton PapersAttempt to Gratify Capt. Stille
McHenry asks Hamilton to grant Capt. Stille's request that Lieut. Carmichael be removed from his Company.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
