Collection
42,880 items
Banking
Bank notes, wages owed Clark, and return of articles noted. Price of provisions addressed, Holt requested a reduction for the benefit of the people.
First Congress: President's Message Transmitting Reports From the Secretary of War to the Senate [1A-E4] (RG46)Balance Owed the Treasury by Capt.McRea
Capt. McRea is ordered to pay Samuel Meridith, Treasurer of the United States, the sum of $45.01 being the balance remaining in his hands from the pay of recruits and the recruiting service.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance Due the Treasury by John Pierce
Capt. Pierce is ordered to pay Samuel Meridith, Treasurer of the U. S., the sum of $212.53, being the balance left in his hands for recruiting and contingent expenses related to marching a detachment …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance Due Private John O'Brien, late of Captain Smith's Company of Levies
Simmons certifies that $9.29 is due Private John O'Brien, late of Captain Smith's Company of Levies, being the balance due him the day he reenlisted.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)Balance Due on Holt's Pay Estimate
Holt confirms that he received Hodgdon's letter containing $556.26, being the balance due on his pay estimate.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance Due Me by the Commission
Wemtworth transmits his account through December 1795. The balance allowed him by he Commission cannot be cancelled in his books without an order of transfer to the debit of the United States by the …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Balance Due Lieutenant William R. Blue
Simmons certifies that $6.05 is due Lieutenant William R. Blue, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, and forage for May 1796 and stage hire and expenses from Philadelphia to West Point and back.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, April 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)Back Pay and Bounty
Enclosed is a statement of the back pay and bounty due to some of the men in Captain Morris's company.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Avoiding Mutinies of the Soldiers for Arrears, Etc.
Amidst a discussion of accounting matters, Swan declares his appoval for the new organization that discontinues double pay and forage for quartermasters and paymasters. Swan has for some time objected …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Authorization to Remove Rigging
Permission for Mr. Frances to remove rigging from frigate and place on another ship.
James McHenry.Authorization to act as Paymaster
Notifies Captain Britt that he will act as paymaster for the troops of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point in case Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman is absent on Britt's arrival at West …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Authorization of Pay or Remuneration for Militia Services
James McHenry informs the Governor of Tennessee that while he may call on the state militia for emergency defense of the frontier, he ultimately needs to notify the War Department and President on the …
James McHenry PapersAuguste DeGrasse Paid, Receipts Enclosed
Stevens has paid Auguste DeGrasse $227.50.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Auguste De Grasse's salary
Notifies De Grasse that he will receive the money for his salary from Daniel Stevens, supervisor at Charleston.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Auguste de Grasse' Pay
Directs that he pay Auguste de Grasse, Engineer at Charleston.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Auguste de Grasse requests pay; encloses proper forms
Degrasse encloses the state of his wages for months of January, February and March 1796. He laments that some of his pay remains overdue.
Second Congress: Reports and Communications Submitted to the Senate by the Secretary of the Treasury [2A-F2] (RG46)Augusta DeGrasse, Temporary Engineer, Paid
Stevens has paid Augusta De Grasse $230 per Simmons' instructions.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)Attendance to a letter
Simmons asks Lt. Vischer to attend to a letter he has previously sent.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Attachment of Pay for a Discharged Soldier
The attorney general is writing to McHenry with regard to a case of a soldier who used his pay arrearage as a guarantee. Lee is attempting to clarifying what the paymaster's responsibilities are in …
James McHenry PapersAtkins' Salary
Notifies Atkins that he will receive his pay from James Reed, Collector of Customs at Wilmington
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Assignment and Power of Attorney
Power of attorney of William Reed - soldier in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolutionary War - for Christopher Ottinger.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)Assessment of Sample Cotton Shirts
Hodgdon is asked to examine a sample of cotton shirts and, if they are not suitable, describe how they are defective. Do these sample shirts provide durability equal to the linen shirts usually …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Assessment of Dispute Between Georgia & Creek Indians
Weighs the arguments of those who believe that the serious situation on the Georgia border could escalate into war, and believe that either further negotiations or a show of strength via …
John Adams Papers
