Edward Carrington
281 documents

Payment to Mr. Morris and Col. Pickering's account
02/21/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses payment of money owed to Carrington by Mr. Morris and the intentions of Colonel Pickering in regards to closing his accounts as Quartermaster General.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of troops and movements of Pickering.
03/01/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses sending money (for pay of troops) and the movements of Colonel Pickering.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Letters to Officers of the War Office
01/23/1784 Author's Letterbook CopyDelivery of letters to officers absent from the War Office. Communication with Mr. Frothingham.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
12/30/1784 LetterbookPierce discusses the money placed by General Weedon in Colonel Ball's hands. Pierce directs Carrington to use Ball's memorandum of payments to guide him in making settlements.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Settlement of Continental Accounts
07/17/1785 Autograph Letter SignedWilliam Pierce asks Edward Carrington to have his Continental accounts settled with Andrew Dunscomb. Pierce, now a Georgia rice planter, inquires into the price of slaves in Virginia.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Rations for officers
10/12/1786 LetterbookLetter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts to Colonel Carrington on the subject of rations for the officers of the Army.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Letter from the Commissioner of Army Accounts
10/12/1786 Draft LetterLetter to Colonel Carrington from the Commissioner of Army Accounts regarding rations, the Northern Army and Southern Army.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Application for pay from the Widow Stevenson
10/09/1786 LetterbookMrs. Stevenson, wife of the deceased Lt. William Stevenson, has made application for the pay of commutation due her late husband.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Request for certificate
05/25/1787 Autograph Letter SignedLetter from Doctor Middleton to Edward Carrington at New York, discussing certificates and other matters.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Regarding promotion
04/13/1788 Autograph Letter SignedCorrespondence between Savage and Colonel Carrington on military matters. Savage writes that if he is not allowed a certain promotion, it will be the "highest degree of Injustice". Requests a reply as …
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Examination of accounts
09/29/1788 Letterbook CopyReports on examining accounts of Major Croghan, Captain Francis Minnis, and Doctor Savage.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Knox informs Carrington of his appointment as Marshal
09/27/1789 Autograph Letter SignedLetter, advises re appointment as Marshall.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Knox discusses federal appointments with Carrington
06/16/1789 Autograph LetterLetter, alludes to Constitution; discusses federal appointments.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Request for pay for William Haywood for travel and expenses in delivering dispatches
03/10/1790 Document SignedRequest to pay William Haywood for delivering public dispatches from Richmond to Knoxville Tennessee.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Debts of General Greene
02/08/1790 Autograph Letter SignedDiscussed General Greene's debts which are a mix of public and private. Debts must be settled or his family will be left penniless.
Henry Knox Papers
Politics, appointments, and Indian wars
07/24/1792 Document SignedSecretary Knox acknowledges Carrington's recommendations for appointments into the army and shares his personal views on politics and Indian wars. Asks about the state of the government in Virginia …
Henry Knox Papers.
Petition of the Widow Greene
10/15/1792 Letter, Type UndeterminedDiscusses petition of Catherine Greene, the widow of General Nathaniel Greene. Mrs. Greene had presented to the United States Congress a petition for indemnity to recover funds that her husband had …
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]
Forwarded report from Board of Treasury
10/15/1792 Copy of Signed DocumentKnox forwards a report from the Board of Treasury to Colonel Edward Carrington. Carrington intends to use the information to aid the claim of Nathaniel Greene's widow.
Henry Knox Papers.
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Virginia's Militia
03/26/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyTwenty thousand dollars is remitted to Edward Carrington, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to pay the Militia for service in 1790 protecting the frontiers.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Transporting Mr. Martinson and Mr. Lewis
05/19/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyThe Treasurer will remit $84 to reimburse Carrington for transporting Mr. Martinson, engineer, and Mr. Lewis from Richmond to New Bern [Newbern], North Carolina.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of John J. Ulrich Rivardi
05/16/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyThe Treasurer will remit funds to be transmitted to John Jacob Ulrich Rivardi, a temporary engineer at Norfolk in Virginia.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of Capt. Richard Blackburn
12/19/1794 LetterbookTransmit to Capt. Richard Blackburn, of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Norfolk, the sum of $237.30 heretofore intended for the late Capt. Nicholas Hannah.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay of Capt. Nicholas Hannah and His Recruits
08/27/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyThe Treasurer will remit to Carrington, Supervisor at Richmond, $230.30 to be transmitted to Capt. Nicholas Hannah at Fort Nelson for the pay of himself and his recruits to 30th July 1794.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Pay for Captain Heth's Recruits
03/04/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyCarrington is remitted the sum of $355.80 to be paid to Captain John Heth, Winchester Virginia, for the pay due his recruits for nine months in 1793.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
