James McHenry
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Recommended officers for the Provisional Army
Tracy provides a list of recommend officers to fill vacancies in the Provisional Army. Tracy also expresses frustration with the authors of the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, along with a concern …
James McHenry PapersRecommendations for Medical Staff & Chaplain; Approval of Officer Appointment Substitute
Adams recommends several individuals for medical staff in the 14th Regiment, as well as a man who has applied for a chaplaincy, whom he wishes added to the list. He also approves the appointment of a …
John Adams PapersRecommendations for McFarlane and 2 Eatons
Encloses recommendations [not included] for the army of Major McFarland and two Mr. Eatons.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543Recommendation of Willard Warner
Phinney, Morris, Edwards, and Griffin recommend Lieutenant Willard Warner of the county militia for a Subaltern's commission in the Army of the United States.
Alexander Hamilton PapersRecommendation of Mathematics Instructor for Artillerists & Engineers School
Recommends Mr. Consider Sterry as a mathematics instructor for the Military School of Artillerists & Engineers, based on the recommendations of others.
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. PapersRecommendation of Doctor Warfield, Etc.
Among many other matters, Justice Samuel Chase recommends Doctor Warfield of Baltimore for a position as surgeon on a vessel of war.
Maryland ManuscriptsRecommendation of Doctor for 6th Regiment
Recommendation of Dr. Rover Cutler for the post as surgeon of the 6th Regiment, based on his experience and his education at Edinburgh
John Adams PapersRecommendation of Count Rumford, & Authorization to Offer Him Military Appointment
Adams lists the qualities of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, acknowledging that it it is complicated to offer positions to those who left the country as he did [as a Tory], but authorizes …
John Adams PapersRecommendation & Request for Appointment of Lieutenant & Surgeon
Approves General Hamilton's recommendation of a man for a lieutenancy in the 1st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers; also asks that a surgeon be appointed for the 10th Regiment, as its previous …
John Adams PapersReceived of Secretary of War, by draft from Treasurer of United States contract for cannon to be manufactured at Hope Furnace
Rufus and Sylvanus Hopkins received draft for $6000 from Treasurer of United States on account of contract for cannon for the United States to be manufactured at the Hope Furnace.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)Receipt of Your Letter of February 4th
"I have this moment received your letter of the 4th instant to the contents of which I shall pay particular attention."
Alexander Hamilton PapersReceipt of equipment, shoddy weapons
Harris received a shipment of saddles, uniforms, and weaponry. The cannon received held up to a test firing, but the muskets show inferior quality and poor workmanship
Rufus King PapersReceipt for payment for furnishing supplies to United States troops in New Jersey
Request to pay Jonathan Dayton $8000 on account of Elias Dayton contract for furnishing provisions to the troops of United States for state of New Jersey.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)Re-Submission of Letter Requesting Engineer for Fort McHenry
Gilmer re-submits a letter from mid-February for which he never received a reply, which asked for the sending of an engineer to oversee the Fort McHenry construction.
John Adams Papers
