James McHenry
5199 documents

Payment of Troops
03/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that pay was drawn in favor of Henry Boggs. Money appropriated for payment of troops under Lieut. Col. Butler.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Payment of troops
02/26/1799 Document SignedPaymaster Guion requests payment of $6000 to Abijah Hunt for pay to troops of United States at Natchez.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment of troops
02/26/1799 Document SignedPaymaster Isaac Guion requests payment of $3500 to Abijah Hunt to complete payment of troops.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment of George Sears
04/09/1799 Document SignedRequest to pay G. Sears for work on Fort McHenry.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)
Payment of Accounts and Indian Annuities
05/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNotification that the Quartermaster has no control or superintendence over Hospital or Ordnance Departments therefore he will not admit charges from these departments to the Quartermaster's …
James Robertson Papers
Payment from William Crafts, agent for War Department to Nathaniel Russell
09/30/1799 Document SignedPayment to Nathaniel Russell for $1500 from William Crafts, agent for War Department.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment for recruitment of troops in service of United States
02/25/1799 Document SignedCaptain Guion, paymaster, requests payment of $2500 to Mr Abejiah Hunt for bounty to recruit troops.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
Payment Due Hugh Campbell
03/29/1799 DocumentBill of exchange for $800 due Hugh Campbell for value received in specie.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Paying for the Article Stated to Be Wanted
02/19/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentHamilton has asked Colonel Stevens to procure the article stated to be wanted and has asked the Accountant of the War Department to pay for it by deducting the amount from the pay of the soldiers.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Paying David Thompson One Thousand Dollars
03/05/1799 Autograph Document SignedThe document is a check authorizing payment to Ensign David Thompson in the sum of one thousand dollars.
Solomon Sibley Papers
Pay, Subsistence, and Forage for Robert Gray
07/31/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLieutenant Gray certifies that he has received $135.84 for his pay, subsistence and forage, to which is duly entitled.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay of Captain Cusack
06/04/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyCertification of payment to Captain Richard Cusack of 2nd Company of Grenadiers, 1st Regiment Philadelphia Militia.
Report Books of the Accountant of the War Department, Apr 14, 1795-Dec 31, 1817. (RG217)
Pay Due Capt. Sparks' Company
01/30/1799 Copy of documentThe estimate of the pay due Capt. Richard Sparks' Company of the 3rd United States Regiment, which sum is $1860 for August through December 1798.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Pay and recruiting money for Colonel Ogden
09/10/1799 Copy of Signed DocumentAcknowledges receipt of estimate requesting pay and recruiting money for Colonel Ogden of the 4th Regiment.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)
Pay and Muster Rolls from Springfield
12/17/1799 DocumentWilliams encloses pay and muster rolls for November as well as an estimate of expenditures for December. William has sent a power of attorney to Samuel Hodgdon. The wood has been received at two …
Letters Sent (Letterbooks) by the Military Storekeeper and Paymaster, Springfield Armory, 1799-1859. (RG156)- No image
Parker Listed as Replying to McHenry's Circular of 7/13/1799
07/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedParker is listed as replying to the Circular of 7/13/1799 in which McHenry asked for the details of each officer's military service which would be used in settling their relative rank.
Printed Versions 
Outlines Responsibilities and Chain of Command
04/15/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyHas examined plans for army duty reconfiguration. Requests information about how the parts apply to the whole, particularly pay, provisions, clothing, and stores. The Purveyor is to procure all …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Outlines Procedures for Accounting among Departments
03/07/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyReports contemplation of new modes of doing public business for more regular and prompt attention to accounts. Effort to immediately charge Quartermaster General for supplies, to be reported …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Outlines Precautions to Transport and Store Supplies
08/23/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyHopes to maintain every store, but if they must remove something, suggests packing up clothing and perhaps stationary. Every complete set of clothing will be packed up tomorrow and will be on its way …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Outlines Payment Procedures for Mr. McCormick's Gun Works
08/15/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyRefers to request from Mr. McCormick to order material for gun making under his contract. Reports scarcity of water at McCormick's works. Requests that items drawn to his account be paid weekly to the …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.
Outlines Arrangements and Procedures for Draft
01/16/1799 Autograph Letter SignedReports on requested draft. Outlines fundamental arrangements and provisions. Mentions proper procedures for the Commander-in-Chief.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Outlines Administrative Responsibilities for Purevyor, Superintendent, Clerks, Assistants, and Deputies for Military Stores
05/21/1799 Author's Letterbook CopyReports plan that business of providing stores is to take one distinct branch of service, overseen by the Superintendent of Military Stores. The Purveyor's 3 assistants will take account of supplies …
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.- No image
Our government does not deem an invasion impossible.
06/16/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton warns that an invasion by the French is not unlikely and the proper precautions should be instituted.
Printed Versions 
Osborn requesting a copy of his court-martial transcript and clarification of the date his pay ended
08/11/1799 Autograph Letter SignedThis document appears to contain two letters; the first is a request for a copy of the decision pertaining to Osborn's court-martial to be sent to him. The second notes that Osborn received a letter …
Samuel Osborn Papers, Misc. MSS. Coll., Mm8001407
Original bills should not be honored or paid.
05/05/1799 Document SignedCaptain Guion discusses his paymaster's account which was complicated by the violent theft of the original bills from the express on his way from Loftus Heights. The replacement bills should be …
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
