James McHenry
5199 documents
Announces Capture of French Schooner; Requets Quarantine of Prisoners at Fort Mifflin
Reports French prize schooner taken by Captain Decatur, now at Fort Mifflin. Pennsylvania law prevent the ship from going up to Philadelphia, and the ship and the prisoners must remain at the Fort. …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters ToAdvances to Wagoners
Hodgdon requests an additional warrant to pay the advances to the wagoners for the delivery of their loads.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Advances to the Ship-Wrights, Etc.
Hodgdon requests a warrant to enable him to pay the bills drawn on him by the Quartermaster's department and the advances of the ship-wrights gone to Pittsburgh.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Addressing McHenry's Place in the Hamilton Relative Rank Intrigues
Authorizes the commissioning of generals of the army in the order of Knox, Pinckney, and Hamilton, and asks McHenry to call Knox and Hamilton into service whenever he deems fit. Answers McHenry's …
John Adams PapersAddressing Libel, Officer Appointments & North Carolina Horsemen
Addresses libels uttered by Major Brooks; Adams says he leaves it to McHenry and Stoddert to make a decision about the man's fitness for appointment. States that General North must accept his …
Stephen Raphel PapersAddition to the Requested Warrant
Hodgdon has accepted another draft so he asks for an addition to the previously requested warrant.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Adams Submits to Judgment of Cabinet & Generals on Military Appointments; Gloomy Appraisal of Military Preparations
Adams addresses the relative rank of the major generals, saying that when he chose to sign them all on the same date, he decided to abide by either an amicable decision among the group or the judgment …
John Adams PapersAcknowledgement of Receipt of Commission as Major General
Acknowledges receipt of commission as inspector and major general; states that he will defer his journey until late October, so as to arrive [presumably at Philadelphia] around November 1. Observes …
John Adams PapersAccounts
Money due Samuel Glen, agent for merchants in Baltimore, Maryland.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Accounting for Missing Articles in Maryland
Hodgdon accounts for a number of missing articles that apparently were lost in Maryland during the insurrection. It appears that the state militia still has many of the muskets given them during the …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Account of US Revenue, Commerce, & Expenditures, 1795-1798
Response to request from Secretary of War about state of U.S. revenue. Lists amounts, 1795-1798, commerce. Includes sales of domestic and foreign spirits, post office stamp sales and duties, bank …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Account of John Carmichael, surgeon in 4th Regiment
Certification that $671.04 is due John Carmichael, Surgeon in the 4th Regiment, being his pay and forage for August 1797 through June 1798.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)Account of Capt. McClary
Certification that $1000 has been drawn in favor of Capt. Andrew McClary, dated October 12, 1797 at Detroit, on account of the pay of the Army through September 1797.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Accepting position of Major General in the Provisional Army
Pinckney gladly accepts the position of Major General in the Provisional Army. Requests that his former secretary, Henry Middleton Rutledge, receive a commission. Also notes that he heard from William …
James McHenry PapersAcceptance of Commission as Major General; Requests for Care of Family & a Commission for Former Secretary
Pinckney states that he learned of his appointment as major general via a newspaper while en route from France to America; asks that McHenry inform Adams that he will accept the commission. Requests …
John Adams PapersAbstract of Provisions Issued Over Six Months
List by post of provisions issued between December 1, 1796 and May 31, 1797.
Register of Estimated Requirements for Military Supplies Kept by Samuel Hodgdon and William Irvine, Jan 1796-Feb 1805. (RG45)A View of the Public Finances
Lists the revenue of the United States for 1795-1798 that was the result of the duties on imports and tonnage. Not withstanding the depredations on US commerce, the branch of revenue may be estimated …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.A View of the Finances of the United States
Responding to a request from the Secretary of War, this is a presentation of US revenues: duties, imports, and finances from 1795-1798. It discusses debt: interest and the proposed payment. It …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.A Profound Secret, Etc.
There seems to be a mistake in that part of the recent communication respecting Mr. Shelby attending the assembly at Knoxville. Mr. James is currently in Philadelphia doing business with Robert …
V.F. Vertical File A.K. Peter Keyser.A Complete Statement May Be Made
Hodgdon assures McHenry that, if it is necessary, a complete statement can be made, based on what has been collected.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
