Collection
42,880 items

Exchange of Prisoners for Farmland
03/21/1795 Autograph Letter SignedSince the Indians have agreed to surrender all their prisoners, Wayne agrees to allow the Delaware Nation to continue to farm the same ground they once occupied.
Anthony Wayne Papers
Excerpt from Truxton's sailing book
03/25/1795 Autograph Letter SignedLetter encloses excerpt from Truxton's sailing book, specifically recommendations relating to mast construction
Silas Talbot Papers, 1767-1867. Collection 18.- No image
Examining the inboard draft for the frigate at Baltimore
02/20/1795 Typed letterHumphreys examined the draft for the frigate at Baltimore and found it to be adequate at present, for the only purpose of the draft was to illustrate the placement of the beams and thus the pumps.
Printed Versions 
Examination of vouchers
12/19/1795 LetterbookInforms Fleming that the office has received his vouchers and will examine them accordingly.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Examination of receipts
10/23/1795 LetterbookInforms John Matthews that the receipts sent to the office have been examined.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)- No image
Eulogy for Blount
06/27/1795 Printed DocumentRequested enclosed letter from D. Campbell be presented to the President. Mentioned the contents as eulogy on Gov. Blount. The writer, "aims at the poetic stile; and perhaps very properly; as poets …
Printed Versions 
Estimates of Pay Due Non-Commissioned Officers & Privates enlisted by Captain William A. Lee of Cavalry
05/26/1795 Author's Letterbook CopyEstimate $328 for four months' pay due the non-commissioned officers and privates enlisted by Captain William A. Lee of the Cavalry now under the command of Lieutenant William Wilson at Fort Nelson.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)- No image
Estimates from T. Francis
01/01/1795 Printed DocumentNotification of receipt of T. Francis estimates (for the fortification the port of Philadelphia). If the need for supplies is urgent, Francis believed import of goods from Great Britain and Ireland …
Printed Versions 
Estimate of the expenses of the war department for the year 1796, made by the Secretary of War.
11/24/1795 DocumentList of estimated expenses for War Department. Includes salary, pensions, and compensation.
Fourth Congress: Transcribed Reports and the Communications From the Secretary of the Treasury to the House of Representatives, 4th Congress, 1st
Estimate of Ordinance and military stores for the legion of the U.S. for 1796
1795 DocumentEstimate of ordnance and military stores wanted for the Legion of the United States for 1796 showing the parts per returns on hand and the articles to be supplied.
Register of Estimated Requirements for Military Supplies Kept by Samuel Hodgdon and William Irvine, Jan 1796-Feb 1805. (RG45)
Estimate of monies for the War Accountant Office
11/11/1795 LetterbookEncloses an estimate of the monies required for the War Department Accountant's Office for the year 1796.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Estimate of Monies Due Lieutenant William Rickard and His Company
05/28/1795 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons provides an estimate of the monies due Lieutenant William Rickard and the Company under his command at Knoxville for their pay from April to June, inclusive, 1795.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)
Estimate of expenditures in Quartermaster's department, Pittsburg
1795 Document SignedLedger style list of expenditures from the Quartermaster's Department at Pittsburgh during the first quarter of 1796.
Register of Estimated Requirements for Military Supplies Kept by Samuel Hodgdon and William Irvine, Jan 1796-Feb 1805. (RG45)
Estimate of Clothing for a Non-Commissioned Officer
05/29/1795 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons' estimate of the cost of one year's clothing of a non-commissioned officer Music or Private for one year, Captain William Rickard's company.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)
Estimate for Expenditures Forwarded
07/08/1795 Autograph Letter SignedHolt explains that he has transmitted to Simmons his estimate of expenditures for the month of June which includes the notes for the pay of the armourer and the guard.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
Estimate Cost for Troops in Georgia
09/21/1795 Letterbook CopyForwards McHenry an estimate of the cost of pay for the troops in Georgia for June and Jul 1796.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Establishment of a Principal Clerk in the Accountant's Office
02/13/1795 Draft Letter SignedWith regard to the question of employment and compensation of Clerks in the Public Offices now pending before Congress, Howell makes his claim for a Principal Clerk to be established for his office …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Establishment at Presqu'isle and Le Boeuff
06/20/1795 Autograph Letter SignedSecretary Pickering discusses troops and supplies for Presque Isle and Le Boeuff with Governor Thomas Mifflin of Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth F. Dowes Collecdtion
Establishing the Post at Presqu' Isle
04/28/1795 Copy of Signed DocumentGovernor Mifflin provides his instructions for the establishment of the post at Presque Isle.
William Irvine Papers
Establishing Responsiblity for Damage to Arms
02/09/1795 Letter SignedMcLean and Van Emburgh cite their contract with the United States, the theme of which is that if any damage was done to the arms while in their care, it must be clearly established that it was their …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Escort for Public Stores Sent to Greeneville
06/26/1795 Autograph Letter SignedCorporal Brown and three men have been sent as guards on one keel boat loaded with public stores intended to be sent to Greeneville.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Errors Relative to Cavalry Equipment Sent to Georgia
10/21/1795 Letter SignedSimmons worries that the enclosed return of cavalry equipment sent to Georgia in 1793, and charged to individuals of that State, may not have included all of the forwarded articles. Hodgdon is asked …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Errors on Lincoln's and Storer's Accounts, Etc.
09/14/1795 Autograph Letter SignedPickering writes General Lincoln with a statement from the Comptrollers Office; there are errors in Lincolns and Mr. Storers accounts amounting to $97.38. Because the accounts have been open now …
Robert Goodloe Harper
Error relative to the Pay of Jonathan Packard
12/29/1795 Letter SignedUpon examinationm, Ames cannot find the error in the pay of Jonathan Packard that Simmons discusses in his recent letter and lists Packard's times of service and the pay he received. He suspects that …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Erection of Posts at Franklin and Le Boeuf
08/1795 Autograph Letter SignedPickering alerts Colonel Butler that Governor Mifflin has given his approval for the erection of posts at Franklin and Le Boeuf and urges haste in doing so in order to have them completed before …
William Irvine Papers
