Collection
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Power of Attorney
07/30/1794 Letter SignedReminded Ross he has power of attorney over Sinclair's accounts. Sinclair looked for updates as to the proceedings his attorney engaged in on his behalf.
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Powder, Lead, & Flints for Gov. Mifflin
07/10/1794 Autograph Letter SignedThe Secretary of War requests that Hodgdon charge as a loan to the State of Pennsylvania the powder, lead, and flints that have been provided to Gov. [Thomas] Mifflin in addition to the 140 rifles …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Powder for Governor Mifflin
12/03/1794 Letter SignedGovernor Mifflin has applied for a supply of powder intended for a company of artillery who will support the patriotic militia of the city. Powder, standard cartridges, portfires, and other articles …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Powder & Ball from Philadelphia
12/09/1794 Autograph Letter SignedKnox's letter respecting the powder and ball shipped from Philadelphia has been received. When the vessel arrives and the stores safely deposited in Providence, they will be delivered to the order of …
U.S. Custom House Providence, RI Records.- No image
Potential war with Indians
1794 Printed DocumentJames Jordan writes Lieutenant Colonel commandant Henry Gaither that William Gray is spreading falsehoods about the likelihood of Indians going to war, and that his earlier letter expressing anxiety …
Printed Versions 
Post Notes Received
10/24/1794 Autograph Letter SignedPost notes and packet of newspapers received. Plans to send a sketch of improvements made to Fort Fayette. Request for clothing due T. Butler's detachment. O'Hara requested Madeira wine.
James Robertson Papers
Post Notes for Jonathan Dayton and the General
07/24/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are two post notes that have been procured, one for $250.90 due Dayton and the other for $139..92 that is due the General. Mr. Pike can be advanced forty dollars for August.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Post Notes and Remittance of Money
07/21/1794 Autograph Letter SignedMethods of payment addressed in detail. Post notes remit in lieu of branch bank notes.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Post Note for $75 Enclosed
12/30/1794 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon encloses a post note for the sum requested by Colonel Olney with the hope that it will safely and speedily arrive in Olney's hands.
U.S. Custom House Providence, RI Records.
Possible War with Great Britain
06/12/1794 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, discusses possibility of war with Great Britain; British post on rapids of the Miami; conciliation of Six Nations; integrity in matters of Indian Goods; arming of militia; making a settlement …
U.S. War Department Papers
Possible Invasion of the Floridas
05/06/1794 Letter fragmentThere are persistent rumors that the French are planning an invasion of the Floridas and that they are recruiting men, erecting works, and landing cannon for that purpose.
Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, Rolls 1-3)
Possible Fraud by Mr. Peck
01/25/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyBecause the pertinent information is no longer available, Howell is not able to honor Jordan's request for his certificate, so Jordan's only apparent option is to sue Mr. Peck if fraud is suspected.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)- No image
Poor quality hats and shoes
08/22/1794 Printed DocumentSecretary Hamilton writes the Attorney for the District of Pennsylvania, regarding his letter on the bad quality of hats and shoes for use of the army in 1793. Hamilton states that he is instituting …
Printed Versions 
Plea for Peace
09/27/1794 Document SignedThis is a plea for peace after five years of war. It has been the misfortune of the peaceful Wyandots to have been displaced from their land during this period. This has left many of John Williams' …
Anthony Wayne Papers- No image
Plea for peace
12/04/1794 Printed DocumentCopy of a speech from an Indian chief stating, "I will tell all my warriors to lay down their hatchets, and not strike any more upon you, and I hope you will do the same with yours." Still, the chief …
Printed Versions 
Plan for the Suppression of the Insurrection in Western Pennsylvania
08/07/1794 Autograph Letter/Document SignedKnox discusses plans for the suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania, an insurrection too great to be handled by normal legal means.
Pennsylvania Whiskey Rebellion Collection, Mm76095257.- No image
Pittsburgh and the Whiskey Rebellion
08/25/1794 Printed DocumentHamilton discusses the fortification at Pittsburgh, urging that it take the necessary precautions in case the Whiskey Rebellion spreads.
Printed Versions 
Pitkin's Appointment as a Captain
06/04/1794 Printed Document SignedKnox notifies Pitkin of his appointment as a Captain in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. To assist him in deciding whether to accept the appointment, he is informed of the amount of pay and …
Timothy Pitkin Papers
Pitkin Declines the Appointment
06/23/1794 Autograph Letter SignedPitkin respectifully refuses to accept his appointment as a Captain in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. He is honored by the appointment but his current situation in life and the professions …
Timothy Pitkin Papers
Pistols to be Forwarded
09/20/1794 Letterbook CopyApologies for late receipt of letter, pistols to be forwarded.
Department of Defense Military Records. Letterbook, Peter Hunt - April 19, 1794 to August 12, 1801
Pistols in Box No. 1
09/20/1794 Autograph Letter SignedA few of the pistols in Box. No. 1 have allready been issued but the remainder will be forwarded at the first opportunity.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pistols Have Been Sent
09/25/1794 Autograph Letter SignedThe pistols have been put on the boat and will be sent from Middletown by land to New Haven.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pistol Cartridges for Slough
09/11/1794 Letter SignedCornet Slough and his dragoons are ordered on a special command by the President with a special party that will join him in Trenton. He needs one hundred pistol cartridges immediately.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Petitions of Chartier, Labrientoy, Page, Gingrass, and Deton
03/17/1794 Copy of Signed DocumentKnox addresses the United States Senate regarding the claims of five petitioners, none of whom have produced sufficent evidence to support their claims of service during the American Revolution.
Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, Rolls 1-3)
Petitions of Asa Day and William Perkins
03/13/1794 Copy of Signed DocumentKnox addresses the United States Senate regarding the petitions of Asa Day and William Perkins in which they claim arrears due them for pay and clothing.
Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, Rolls 1-3)
