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Account and service of Colonel Rawlings
Discusses the account and service of Colonel Moses Rawlings of the late Maryland Line, taken captive during the Revolutionary War.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)Account and expenses of Lieutenant Heth
Joseph Howell has enclosed the account of Lieutenant Heth for expenses incurred while to and from New York with a detachment of the 1st and 2d Regiment. Howell is of opinion that this duty should be …
Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)Acceptance of Appointment as Quartermaster General
Hodgdon is honored that he has been appointed by the President [Washington], with the advice and consent of the Senate, as Quartermaster of the troops in the service of the United States. His …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Abstract of Scouts for Mason County
Abstract of Scouts for Mason County established by orders of President of United States. Lists name, age, county, days in service, pay by pounds and pay by shillings.
Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations: War With Northwest Indians, 1790-1795. (RG94)Abstract of pay and rations
Abstract of pay and rations for the men employed as scouts in Lincoln County, Kentucky. The individuals will be paid in Virginia currency (denominated in pounds, not dollars). This is curious given …
Muster Rolls of Volunteer Organizations: War With Northwest Indians, 1790-1795. (RG94)A Warning to the Seneca Nation
Reminds the leaders and warriors of the Seneca and other of the Six Nations that the United States desires to live peaceably with the Indians in the Western Territories and requests that they accept …
Northwest Territory Collection, M367A Warning to the Delaware Nation
St. Clair recounts the hostile attitude of the Shawnee and Miami Indians toward the United States. Relying on the friendship of the Delaware, St. Clair recommends Colonel Thomas Procter as emissary.
Northwest Territory Collection, M367A Warning Against Retaliation in Georgia
Knox instructs Georgia's Governor Telfair not to retaliate against the Creek Indians for their recent act of revenge for the murder of a Cusitah Indian. Quotes A. McGillivray's letter regarding …
Northwest Territory Collection, M367A Schedule of the Expense of Thirty Days of Corps
A schedule of the expence of a corps of 760 noncommissioned and privates, mounted volunteers, calculated on a scale of 30 days from the point of departure.
Northwest Territory Collection, M367A Report on Travels Through the Creek Country, 1791
Document, report describes the Creek country, people, culture, and government. Refers to horse theft and trials.
Caleb Swan PapersA Minor Accident, Etc.
Amongst other matters, General Butler reports on an accident in which a boat struck a rock. The only injury is to the boat.
Samuel Hodgdon LettersA letter expressing displeasure with a divisive force placed by Butler in the Seneca Nation
The Seneca chiefs were told Dr. Barlgh(?), the Frenchman, had great authority from Butler, but this was a lie that has been found out. To them, he was acting as a dividing force, and the chiefs tell …
Richard Butler Papers.
