Collection
42,880 items

[No. IV] Arrival of Hayward
06/02/1797 Printed DocumentHayward arrived with troops to strengthen fortifications in St. Louis, confidential information regarding post on Mississippi.
FO 5/18 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence.
[Memorndum] British Block House
02/15/1797 Copy of Signed DocumentBritish block house between Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair.
Charles E. Teenberg Collection.
[Memo discussing negotiation and war with France.]
04/1797 Draft DocumentDocument, memorandum advises care in negotiating with France.
General Collection
[List of Absentees].
07/31/1797 Document SignedList of absentees to be struck from muster rolls pursuant of order issued 12th May, 1797.
Claims Files Relating to Service in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1851. (RG217)- No image
[Invoice of Public Stores forwarded to Portsmouth, New Hampshire]
09/30/1797 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentList of supplies sent to New Hampshire for supplying the Algerine frigate.
Area File of the Naval Records Collection, 1775-1910. (RG45) (M625) 
[Inclosing Statement Estimate of Services Account of monies advanced to Colo. Hayes Muster Master]
04/27/1797 Autograph Letter SignedDetails pertaining to accounting process, forwarded accounts, and payment of militia under Col. Hayes.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
[General Orders]
05/22/1797 Printed or published documentDirects compliance with regulations designed to make practices uniform through hierarchy of necessity.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)- No image
[Fortifications].
02/10/1797 Printed DocumentReport on the number and status of the forts and harbors as of the year 1796. Allocation of money for fortification and harbor maintenance discussed.
Printed Versions - No image
[EXTRACT] Settlement of Justice between Creeks and Chickasaws
07/05/1797 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentUpdates from Benjamin James that the Spaniards have not interfered with the Indians relationship with the U.S.. War between Indian nations has prompted murder among tribes and requests for …
Printed Versions 
[Contract]
03/13/1797 Autograph Document SignedAnother illegible contract for articles submitted by James O'Hara.
Solomon Sibley Papers- No image
[Contract for Providing Supplies to the Indians]
07/01/1797 Type UndeterminedThis document is enclosed in the letter in which Foster asks Henley to forward the letter he has written to the Secretary of War on the subject of his contract with the government to provide supplies …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) - No image
[CITATION]
07/11/1797 Type Undeterminedcitation of document only. Enclosed in Cass to Hamilton, 04/30/1799.
Printed Versions 
"Three rolls"
07/28/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for "three rolls." Cited in Marschalk to Simmons, 07/29/1797.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
"Mounted spies" and refund
06/13/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyRequests that Mr. Kibby refund a sum of money to Caleb Swan, Paymaster General, in order to clear Kibby's account at the War Office. Mentions that Kibby formerly commanded a company of "mounted …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)- No image
"Account current" and vouchers
04/06/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyAcknowledges receipt of "account current" and vouchers.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) 
Your Superior Genius & Talents
08/22/1798 Autograph Letter SignedPickering affirms his unqualified support for Hamilton's appointment as second in command of the Provisional Army.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Your Opinion Respecting the Proposed Arrangements
08/28/1798 Autograph Letter SignedMcHenry requests Hamilton's opinion regarding the proposed arrangements and swears him to secrecy regarding the contents of his recent letter.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Your Drafts Will Meet Due Honor, Etc.
03/23/1798 Author's Letterbook CopyHodgdon assures Wilkins that his drafts will be honored and his estimates will be attended to.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Your Country Needs You!
12/16/1798 Contemporary Copy of LetterHamilton enlists General Gunn's service in the Provisional Army.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
You Should Not Decline the Appointment, Etc.
07/08/1798 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton urges Washington to accept leadership of the provisional army being proposed in respond to the threat of a war with France.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
You Must Receive Payment From Your Employer
09/26/1798 Copy of Signed DocumentHodgdon advises that he has nothing to do with certificates so em[ployees must receive payments through their employer who will make requisitions of the Treasury who will furnish the means to meet …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
You Alone Can Unite All Hearts
06/26/1798 Draft Letter SignedMcHenry would have delivered Washington's letter to Parker had he not learned that Parker had connected himself with a democratic printer. McHenry has purchased the land for the arsenal in the …
Special Collections, MSA SC 1407. McHenry Collection, M11697.- No image
Yellow Fever, Boundaries, and Mr. Gerry's Return
11/07/1798 Extract of LetterPickering discusses the yellow fever in Philadelphia and New York which seems to have abated due to the cold weather. It appears that the northern boundary between the United States and Britain have …
Washburn Autograph Collection 
Yellow Fever Has Visited Your City
08/18/1798 Autograph Letter SignedFleming explains that that there is not a haversack at West Point that is fit for a pattern. He expresses his sorrow that the yellow fever has visited Philadelphia yet again.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Yellow Fever
09/08/1798 LetterbookHarris discusses impact of yellow fever in Philadelphia.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187)
