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Chief Clerk of the War Department
Informs McHenry of the resignation of Chief Clerk John Stagg and requests to fill his vacancy.
James McHenry PapersChickasaw chief's response to white encroachment
Transcribes a discussion between a Chickasaw chief and American. The chief insists that his people are aware that whites will stop at nothing to take their lands and reminds the American that they …
James McHenry PapersCherokee boundary line survey
Report on the status and progress of surveying and marking the boundary line between the United States and the Cherokee Nation.
#373-Benjamin Hawkins PapersCheeseman's pay
Notification that his account for pay has been approved and that he will receive his pay from Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor in New York.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Cheerful Acquiescence
Steele assures Simmons that he will cheerfully acquiesce in the course that may be adopted.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Charles Carroll recommends Wilkinson to McHenry
Charles Carroll recommends Joseph Wilkinson, the son of Colonel Wilkinson of Calvert County, to the Secretary at War for appointment into the army. Carroll asks for news from Europe and France.
Huntington MssCharges to MacRea's Account
MacRea expresses his surprise that he is charged with monies from 1792 and 1793 related to his own pay and that of a detachment he marched to Pittsburgh. He has always been careful about transmitting …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Charges on Accountant Office books; request for vouchers of expenditures received by Indian Dept.
Simmons tells Governor St. Clair that he stands charged on the books for the sum of $850.00 paid on account of the Indian Department. Simmons notes that in pursuance with a resolution of the House of …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charges of Illegal Activity Surrounding War Department Accounts Office
Simmons wishes to address charges that he has committed "reprehensible conduct." Charge appears to have arisen from Simmons refusing to sign a warrant to a clerk from another department. Simmons …
John Adams PapersCharges not appropriate for the War Office
Discusses a copy of an account book of the War Department agent in Knoxville Hillis sent to the War Office; explains that many of the charges are not ones settled at the War Department
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charges for stored articles
Simmons requests information on the proportion of Military Stores Department articles stored with other material on a wharf and warehouses in Philadelphia.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charges for storage
Requests to know whether McHenry will allow rent charges of Samuel Hodgdon for storage of Military Stores Department materiel at a wharf
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charges for "secret services"
Notification to Brigadier General Wilkinson that the Secretary of war will admit his account on the expectation that the general will account to him for monies expended for "secret services" for which …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charges Against Lieutenant Gaither, Etc.
Eaton would have already forwarded the enclosed vouchers were it not for the need to include his charges against Lieutenant Colonel Gaither which are addressed to the Commander in Chief. He called on …
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Charged for Packing the Stores Sent to Fort Pitt
After receiving a copy of his January accounts from the Accountant's office, Langham finds that he has been charged for the packing and baling of the stores sent to Fort Pitt.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Charge on the War Office books
Notification to Major hunt that he is charged on the books of the War Office with a sum of money paid to him (incomplete letter, missing second page)
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charge for waiter not allowed
Notifies Greaton that the charge in Greaton's account for pay and subsistence for subsisting his "waiter" cannot be paid from the War Department by the direction of the Secretary of War. The soldier …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Charge as battalion adjutant not allowed
Notifies Freeman that a charge on the payroll of the 4th Battalion at West Point for an officer, Mr. Dransey, acting as adjutant cannot be allowed as no members of the battalion are present at West …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)Certifies Amounts of Live Oak at Fort Mifflin
Reports prices for pieces of live oak to mount guns at Fort Mifflin.
Lewis Tousard LetterbookCertification of Wounded Soldier Andrew Lewis
Certifies that Andrew Lewis served as a soldier in a volunteer militia unit to protect inhabitants of Virginia. While sent on an express to warn the local inhabitants of an impending Indian attack, he …
Charles Simms Papers, Mm82040089.
