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Letter from the Secretary of War regarding Perrault's duties as temporary engineer
04/11/1794 Letterbook
Instructions from Knox to Paul Hyacinthe Perrault regarding duties as temporary engineer for fortifications assigned to Charleston, South Carolina.
Miscellaneous MSS Collection, #352.
Letter from the Secretary of War
12/31/1794 Letterbook
Knox notifies Perrault of DeGrasse's appointment as engineer in Georgia.
Miscellaneous MSS Collection, #352.
Letter from the Secretary of War
07/09/1794 Letterbook
Knox advises Perrault to adhere to the Governor's orders. Knox also informs Perrault of the fiscal parameters of various engineering projects.
Miscellaneous MSS Collection, #352.
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
09/22/1794 Document
Letter from Secretary Hamilton to Senator Rufus King of New York. Image not available.
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Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
06/09/1794 Printed Document
Treasury Secretary Hamilton writes collector Otho Williams at Baltimore. Informs him that he has directed the Treasurer to remit to him the sum of $1700 in bills for the fortification.
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Letter from the Secretary of State
06/17/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Secretary of State to the Secretary of the Treasury enclosing all the papers, which General Knox admits himself to possess, respecting the Ship William. Also mentions the French …
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Letter from the Secretary at War to the Governor of Rhode Island regarding embargo
04/18/1794 Letter Signed
Letter, discusses continuance of embargo on outbound vessels; mentions militia.
Letters to Geovernor (L1).
Letter from the Secretary at War to the Governor of Rhode Island on fortifications
03/24/1794 Letter Signed
Letter, discusses fort and fortifications at Rhode Island; mentions militia; discusses cannon for fortifications.
Letters to Geovernor (L1).
Letter from the Secretary at War to the Governor of Rhode Island
03/26/1794 Printed Document Signed
Letter, directs embargo on outbound vessels; mentions militia.
Letters to Geovernor (L1).
Letter from the Secretary at War to the Governor of Kentucky
05/16/1794 Letterbook
Wilderness of Kentucky is not adequately staffed by troops to serve as protectors to the safety of those traveling within the state boundary. Knox details the principles under which the military …
Miscellaneous File, 1800-1917. (RG94)
Letter from the Sachems and Warriors of Oneida Nation complaining of the Reverend Samuel Kirkland
01/29/1794 Translated letter (implies transcription)
Communication from the Oneida Sachems and Warriors to Timothy Pickering (addressed as Konnehsut) Board of Commissions. Sachems ask that Pickering hear their voices. They relate that their …
Samuel Kirkland Papers
Letter from the Revenue Office concerning naval armament
12/22/1794 Letterbook Copy
This letter notifies the Secretary at War that public advertisements have been issued for the procurement of naval armaments. The letter also outlines the contractual relationships for the …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of War Relating to Procurement of Supplies (Order Books), Nov 12, 1800-Dec 31, 1889. (RG107) (M127)
Letter from the Revenue Office
10/01/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue, informing Hamilton that he called upon John Stagg and found that he had set out after the President with General Anthony Wayne's dispatches. Mentions …
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Letter from the President of the United States
12/30/1794 Printed Document
Personal letter from President Washington to the Secretary of War
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Letter from the President of the United States
10/26/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the President of the United States on his travels through Pennsylvania. Reports on "great complaints" from Colonel Francis Gurney's corps, a New Jersey brigade sent in to suppress the …
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Letter from the new Secretary of State
01/02/1794 Printed Document
Edmund Randolph, having just taken his oath of office as Secretary of State, writes Alexander Hamilton and Henry Knox, also in Washington's cabinet. Randolph replaced Jefferson, who openly disagreed …
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Letter from the Marshall of Pennsylvania
09/08/1794 Printed Document
The Marshall for the Pennsylvania District writes Secretary Hamilton on his personal experiences with Whiskey rebels in western Pennsylvania; at one point, he was even fired at.
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Letter from the Governor of Virginia
12/31/1794 Printed Document
Letter from Henry Lee III, Governor of Virginia, to the Secretary of the Treasury
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Letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania
06/30/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania to the Secretary of War, regarding the refusal by Indians to acknowledge the validity of certain tracts in western Pennsylvania around Lake Erie.
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Letter from the Governor of Maryland
09/30/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Governor of Maryland, enclosing a copy of a letter from Brigadier General Samuel Smith at Frederick Town to explain a variety of difficulties delaying his march to the ultimate place …
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Letter from the Governor of Maryland
09/12/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Governor of Maryland to Secretary Hamilton, enclosing a copy of a letter from Peter Engels, the state's armourer at Frederick Town, containing information proper for the President to …
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Letter from the Governor of Maryland
09/04/1794 Printed Document
The Governor of Maryland writes Secretary Hamilton, informing him that he will comply with the President's desire that the Eastern Shore part of the militia immediately march to Baltimore, from …
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Letter from the Governor of Maryland
08/21/1794 Printed Document
The Governor of Maryland discusses the council's decision to furnish the detachment of militia with muskets, bayonets, and cartouch-boxes.
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Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury
10/11/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Comptroller of the Treasury to Secretary Hamilton, regarding remittances, compensation, and warrants for sums of money. Discusses the choice of large notes of the Bank of the United …
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Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue
12/28/1794 Printed Document
Letter from the Commissioner of the Revenue. Mentions the procuring of timber from Georgia for the naval armament. Also makes mention of Hamilton's coming resignation, along with Knox's resignation, …
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