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Letter Citation
12/08/1786 Cited letter or documentCited in Price to Knox, 12/09/1786, Price to Knox, 02/08/1787, and Price to Knox, 03/12/1787.
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03/18/1786 Cited letter or documentCited in Pierce to White 03/29/1786. Requested that Pierce send him the certificates of Thomas Weston.
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03/04/1786 Cited letter or documentCited in Yeates to Hodgdon, 05/20/1786. Military Stores Department Business Letter enclosing a return of property. Asked Hodgdon for blank certificates. Made inquiry regarding (unspecified) "other …
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03/03/1786 Cited letter or documentCited in Pierce to White, 03/13/1786. May have requested Pierce's instructions on the priority of completing accounts of arrears due noncommissioned officers and privates and accounts of officers' …
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02/20/1786 Cited letter or documentCited in Knox to Campbell, 03/22/1786. Discussed terms of purchase of artillery, arms, ammunition, and other public stores for the Army Post at Pittsburgh
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Leave of absence
08/31/1786 LetterbookThe Board of Treasury has granted John White a leave of absence.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Lead to be replaced at Carlisle
08/16/1786 Autograph Letter SignedLetter to the Commissary Military Stores, relating to lead, ball, and cartridges.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Knox transmits the sword authorized by Congress to Tilghman's widow
05/30/1786 Autograph Letter SignedThe Secretary of War writes a letter of condolence to the widow of Lieutenant Colonel Tench Tilghman, and sends his sword as well.
Revolution Manuscripts 1814
Knox transmits Award to Colonel Pickens for actions at Cowpens
05/27/1786 Autograph Letter SignedSword given to Pickens for service in the military, bravery, and patriotism.
George R. Clark Papers- No image
Knox Personal Correspondence
03/14/1786 LetterPersonal letter to Knox. Mentions a bill for paper money is before the New Jersey legislature's upper house Dr Sir I received a tickett from you just as I was setting out from N. York, and had not …
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Journal of the Treaty at Hopewell
01/15/1786 Printed transcription/modern copy of DocumentPRINT document. Journal of the Treaty at Hopewell 7-15 January 1786
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Joseph Cox's claim for commutation
08/01/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyLieut. Joseph Cox's claim for commutation is not admissible because no officer who was a supernumerary and was deranged in 1778 was allowed commutation unless a State adopted him or he was recommended …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
John Smith Certificate
06/20/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyThere are two John Smiths in the 10th Regiment but the one referred to in a previous inquiry by the recipient is the one who should apply to Mr. Nicholson for his Certificate.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
John Rea's account
03/21/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the particulars of the settlement of the account of John Rea, late of the 6th Regiment of Pennsylvania
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Investigation into Missing Pay for Regiment
06/14/1786 Letterbook CopyRequested certificates of officers who knew and served with Captain Ballard and would verify his integrity. Believed in Ballard's strength of character but Pierce had to adhere to rules that required …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Inventory of Supplies for Iroquois
03/16/1786 Document SignedInventory of goods destined for delivery to the Iroquois and the accompanying receipt for the supplies signed by the Iroquois Chiefs. The goods were apparently supplied in fulfillment of a treaty …
Simon Gratz Autograph Collection.
Intelligence from the Western Frontier
05/05/1786 Autograph Letter SignedKnox thanks Irvine for referring officers to him with recent information from the western frontier and he asks for any additional information that Irvine can gather. He briefly mentions the lack of …
William Irvine Papers
Insufficient information on Bush's brother
12/13/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyInforms the recipient that the information he had sent regarding the recipient's brother's account is not sufficient to warrant a settlement. It is particularly important that his brother recall the …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
