Collection
42,880 items

List of Recent Bills Drawn
05/28/1797 LetterbookLists recent bills drawn; apparently at least some were for officers going to take possession of a Spanish fort [probably as a result of the Treaty of Madrid, or Pinckney's Treaty, of Oct. 1795].
John Wilkins Letterbook
List of Receipts
10/16/1797 Letter SignedCover for receipts in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 10/19/1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
List of receipts
12/08/1797 Letter SignedCover for receipts from Capt. Frederick Frye, George Fleming, Lt. Nehemiah Freeman, Robert Rowan, and Lt. David Hale in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 12/11/1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
List of receipts
11/14/1797 Letter SignedCover for receipts from Lt. Rand, Capt. Frederick Frye, George Fleming, Lt. Nehemiah Freeman, Lt. David Hale, and Foreman Cheeseman in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 11/17/1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)
List of Muster and Pay Rolls to be Forwarded
05/30/1797 Autograph Letter SignedHabersham transmits the muster and pay rolls of the various military units under his supervision.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)- No image
List of Locations for Goods from Military Stores
07/01/1797 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentSupplies for the Frigates United States, Constellation and Constitution. Lists items for each ship.
Printed Versions 
List of Items for Light Dragoons
03/17/1797 Letter SignedOrder to deliver saddles, bridles, halters, etc. to Hodgdon for deliver to Pittsburgh.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And
List of Items for Cannon Casting
03/29/1797 Letter SignedOrders to deliver materials to Mr. Francis for cannon casting.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And
List of Invalid Pensioners and Compensation Amount
01/18/1797 DocumentList of names, rank, state, and amount of compensation pensioners should receive.
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)
List of Invalid Pension Applicants from New Jersey
02/08/1797 DocumentList of iInvalid pension applicants, belonging to the State of New Jersey, who have been re-examined by Physicans, by direction of the district Judge agreeably to the Resolve of Congress of the 18th …
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)
List of Invalid Pension Applicants from Connecticut
02/20/1797 DocumentList of invalid pension applicants, whose names were transmitted to the Judge of the district of Connecticut, and who have been re-examined by physicans, agreeably to a Resolve of Congress of the 18th …
Fourth Congress: Reports and Communications to the Senate by the Secretary of War [4A-F3] (RG46)
List of Indian treaties between 1786-1796
02/02/1797 LetterA list provided to Major General Andrew Pickens of the four major Indian treaties signed between 1786 and 1796.
Andrew Pickens Papers
List of Deranged Officers
03/10/1797 Document SignedList of officers deranged in pursuance of an "Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States," passed the 13th of May 1796.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
List of Clothing for Niagara
05/18/1797 Letter SignedOrders to ship uniforms and musical instruments to Capt Bruff at Niagara.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe And
List of Bills Drawn Since May 29, 1797
06/05/1797 LetterbookLists recent bills drawn since May 29, 1797.
John Wilkins Letterbook
List of Articles for the Purveyor
06/16/1797 Letter SignedMcHenry requests that the Purveyor be furnished with a list of articles.
Subject File of the Naval Records Collection
Lieutenant Shoemaker's recruiting account
06/16/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of receipts for bounty paid to Lieutenant Shoemaker's recruits that Simmons will apply to Shoemaker's recruiting account.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Lieutenant Dyson's Receipt
08/15/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons received letters from Kilty regarding receipt of Lieutenant Samuel Dyson for the amount of $138.75. Money to be credited to account of Kilty.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Lieutenant Cudworth's Affairs
04/15/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses payment of balance due from the estate of Lieutenant Cudworth. Requests that Hale pay any balance due to Mrs. Nichols, a widow. Cited in Hale to Simmons, 04/22/1797.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
Lieutanant Blue's pay, subsistence, and forage
04/13/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyNotifies Lieutenant Blue that pay, subsistence, and forage will be paid to Mr. Cumming per Blue's order. The charges for subsisting his "waiter" cannot be paid by the War Department per the …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
License to trade with the Indians
01/31/1797 LetterHawkins reports that two traders wish to obtain licenses to trade with the Indians in the South.
#373-Benjamin Hawkins Papers
License for William Woodard to Trade with the Cherokee Nation
04/13/1797 Document SignedPermit that allows William Woodard to trade with the Cherokee Nation of Indians for twelve months.
Settled Indian Accounts and Claims, 1794-1894. (RG217)
License for John Civils to Trade with the Cherokee Nation
05/01/1797 Document SignedJ. Civils, a mulatto, permission to trade with Cherokee Nation. Trade confined to Cherokee towns.
Settled Indian Accounts and Claims, 1794-1894. (RG217)
License for Alexander Campbell to Trade with Cherokee Nation
05/16/1797 Document SignedCampbell, resident in Cherokee nation legally licensed to trade with Cherokee Indians under condition that Campbell observes laws and regulations of the United States government.
Settled Indian Accounts and Claims, 1794-1894. (RG217)
Lettter from Josiah Fox regarding frigate construction
06/16/1797 Letterbook CopyDiscussion regarding frigate construction.
Josiah Fox (1763 - 1847) Letterbook Papers. Reel #5 Series 1 Naval Architecture Shipbuilding Papers
