Collection
42,880 items

Exchange and Disbursement of Supplies
06/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedCartouch boxes and belts exchanged with Armstrong. Enclosed returns and distribution information.
James Robertson Papers- No image
Excerpts of Treaties Establishing the Western Border with the Creek and Cherokee Indians.
04/02/1791 Autograph Letter SignedKnox's letter establishes that the western boundary of the United States, where it comes into contact with the territory of the Creek and Cherokee Indians, has been firmly established by several …
Andre DeCoppet Collection, C0063. 
Examination on the Claims of Various Officers
04/12/1791 Autograph Letter SignedThe Commissioner of Army Accounts writes on his examination of the claims of Captains Watts and Fisk, along with Lieutenants Clayton and Green.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Examination of Several Accounts
12/14/1791 Autograph Letter SignedHowell is asked to examine the accounts of James Byers, Reuben Gilden, and Joseph Cook and report on them to the Secretary of War. Also a Power of Attorney of Major William Poch is not on the returns.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Examination of Account
01/04/1791 Autograph Letter SignedInforms John Lawrence that he has not yet had the time to examine the account of Mr. Smith for depreciation of pay, but that he will soon endeavor to do so.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Evil Shoes, Etc.
08/04/1791 Autograph Letter SignedShoes are exceedingly wanted. Those already furnished are evil in the extreme. In your last invoice you identified 190 bayonets but only ninety have been found. The one thousand needles that did come …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)- No image
Every Possible Exertion Shall be Made
09/18/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentSt. Clair informs Knox of his readiness for the approaching campaign including preparations for the shelter of the troops during the winter months.
Printed Versions - No image
Every Pacific Measure Was Tried
10/17/1791 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton instructs Knox regarding the points the President wants to make in a document describing the events leading up to St. Clair's campaign against the western Indians. The emphasis is on the …
Printed Versions 
Estimated Costs for Campaign Against the Indians
03/30/1791 Contemporary Copy of LetterEstimate of the money required by the Quarter Master Department before July 1, 1791, in order to make the necessary preparations for an upcoming campaign against Indians
Northwest Territory Collection, M367
Estimate to complete sundry Military stores for transportation
01/28/1791 LetterbookEstimate to complete sundry Military stores ordered for transportation.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of War Department Expenditures for 1792
10/27/1791 Copy of Signed DocumentEstimate of War Department expenditures for 1792. Total comes out to $532,149.76 and 2/3 cents.
First Congress: Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury to the House of Representatives, 1st Congress,
Estimate of Three Month's Pay, Subsistance, and Forage
01/12/1791 Draft Document SignedHowell encloses an estimate of three months pay, subsistance, and forage for junior officers of a United States Regiment.
Post Revolutionary War Manuscripts, 1784-1811. (RG94) (M904)- No image
Estimate of the modes of augmentation of the troops
1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentA detailed estimate by Knox of the cost, according to rank, of augmenting the army, including pay and provisioning.
Printed Versions 
Estimate of the Expenses for Frontier Defenses
10/1791 Contemporary Copy of LetterReport of the number of men supplied and an estimate of expenses incurred by counties in Pennsylvania and Virginia and posts in the territories northwest and south of the Ohio.
Northwest Territory Collection, M367
Estimate of Supplies Furnished by Elliot & Williams
01/1791 DocumentEstimate of supplies furnished by Elliot and Williams in 1790, controverted by the Secretary of War but ultimately allowed. Lists accoutrements and rations with estimated values.
General Otho Williams Papers, MS# 908.- No image
Estimate of Pay, Subsistence, Forage, and Clothing
01/15/1791 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentAn estimate for the pay, subsistence, forage, and clothing for nine months for one regiment of Rangers, formed as shown.
Printed Versions - No image
Estimate of Pay, Subsistence, and Forage
01/15/1791 Printed transcription/modern copy of DocumentAn estimate of pay, subsistence, and forage for nine months from the 1st day of March to the 30th of November, 1790, according to the arrangement of Virginia.
Printed Versions 
Estimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department
12/14/1791 LetterbookEstimate of Money due in the Quarter Masters Department.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department
09/22/1791 LetterbookEstimate of Money due in the Quarter Masters Department.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department
08/13/1791 LetterbookEstimate of money due in the Quarter Masters Department.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department
07/18/1791 LetterbookEstimate of Money due in the Quarter Masters Department.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department
06/11/1791 LetterbookEstimate of money due in the Quartermaster's Department.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of Horse Accoutrements
12/05/1791 Autograph Letter SignedKnox is directed to make an estimate of the horse accoutrements, such as bridles, saddles, and holsters, which Mr. Hodgdon has prepared for the use of the army and to come in person that very morning …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Estimate of debts due in Military Stores Department in Philadelphia
03/1791 LetterbookEstimate of debts due in the Department of Military Stores in Philadelphia.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Estimate of Building and Equipping Ship of Forty Guns Rated at 1300 Tons
11/15/1791 LetterbookButler prepared an estimate for building a forty gun ship rated at 1300 tons. Included is an estimate of expenses in maintaining a crew of 350 for one year. Costs are based on present circumstances …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
