Collection
42,880 items
[General Orders]
Lists fuel allowances for officers, men and camp followers in the jurisdiction of the City of Washington; lists all forts, posts and garrisons in this jurisdiction (with caveats concerning fuel in …
Abiel Leonard Collection[General Orders]
Stipulates regulations for general courts-martial, such as that offenders' pay be stopped; that their rank, station, and unit be declared in such proceedings; that copies of all pertinent documents be …
Abiel Leonard Collection[General Orders]
Deals with regulations for barracks and quarters; authorizes officers to make regulations where none apply.
Abiel Leonard Collection[General Orders]
Establishes general rules concerning contracts for fresh meat and salt. Directs the quantity of vinegar to be distributed as rations, to be obtained from contractors. Concludes with regulation for …
Abiel Leonard Collection[EXTRACT] Settling Accounts and Expense of Clothing
Rivardi approved of Hamilton's method of payment for clothing. Rivardi wrote Sec. of War regarding expenses of transporting the clothing from Oswego to Niagara. Mentioned that when circumstances …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)[Extract of General Orders from Jan. 10th 1800 of Adjutant General's Office]
North directs that pay and muster rolls are to be forwarded to the Deputy Paymaster at New York through the paymasters of the individual regiments. Gambling forbidden, with stipulative rules.
Abiel Leonard Collection[Extract from Samuel Annin letter]
Enclosed estimate of expenses at Harper's Ferry for month of November.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)[Extract from General Hamilton's orders - giving the legal Construction to the Contract and ordering issues of provisions be be 5 days fresh and 2 salt]
Hamilton declared request by contractors to issue fresh or salt meat to troops at their discretion unfounded and stated contractual obligation to issue fresh meat 5 days per week.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)[Deposition of Mattias Halsted to John Halsted residence in Quebec in Canada]
Noted John Halsted and the "greatest and best manufacturer of flour in the said province [of Quebec]". Detailed his places of residence.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)[COPY] Transportation of Stores
Clarification and standard policy requested for the transportation of private stores for officers to the post at which they are stationed.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)[COPY] Sanction the Appeal in Captain Ellery's Case
"I have the honor of sending you the enclosed papers in order that you may be apprised of the subject of them. I request that you will add your sanction, lest the want of it should be an obstacle with …
Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697.[COPY] Enclosed AccountsKMC
Enclosed account of barge builder and the original order of Hamilton to build the barge. Requested Miller make a draft on the Branch Bank so Morris could pay the builder.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)[COPY: Powder lodged in Magazine of Pennsylvania].
Delivery of powder in the state magazine to the credit of Tench Francis, some powder delivered by Daniel Smith was damaged, he will remanufacture the quantity damaged.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And[Copy of a Letter from William Simmons the Accountant War Department to John Donaldson Esp, Comptroller General of the State of Pennsylvania, Lancaster]
Discussed rate of compensation for Paymaster by comparison of pay allowed other Paymasters from various states.
James Robertson Papers[CONFIDENTIAL] Status of Military
Discusses the power of the President to dismiss military officers and instances where such action is or has been appropriate. Also considers the attitudes of Congress towards the Army.
George Clinton Papers[Confidence] Opinion regarding an official printer for the president
Asked for opinion concerning the appointment of a printer to the president.
Misc MSS[Confidence] Election Law
Election law, state governments, presidential election discussed. McHenry's resignation, anti-Federalist ticket success along with peace between the two parties discussed. Foreign affairs addressed.
American Manuscripts[Certificate in favor of William Torrey.]
Described loss of Torrey, an importer of British dry goods, due to the American invasion of Montreal and his subsequent service in the U.S. military.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)[Articles of Agreement] Jonas Wade Contract
Contract for 10,000 pair of shoes--McHenry with Jonas Wade. Detailed contract that stipulated inspection for quality, specific sizes, delivery dates, and description of shoes.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And[Articles of Agreement]
Contract between War Department and William Colfax for Colfax to provide rations to U.S. troops; form contract has specific amounts/regions to be supplied written in.
Abiel Leonard Collection[Account of Halsted's losses]
Lists losses sustained by Halsted during his service in American Army. He was forced to abandon his home and property
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
