James McHenry
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Difficulty Obtaining Money/Paying Bills
Enclosed orders. Difficulty paying bills due to lack of money.
Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75)Destitute of Company & Orderly Books, Sealing Wax, & Red Ink Powder
Letter, asks for stationery supplies.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Demos Crestfallen or Thunderstruck, Etc.
Washington advocates the mouth of the Shenandoah River as the ideal location for the proposed arsenals and cannon foundries. He observes that the Democrats were thunderstruck by the dispatches from …
Washington's Family Papers, #538Demands Justification for Proposed Rank of Major-Generals
Acknowledges receipt of a letter informing him that Adams has appointed him a Major-General in the army. Expresses extreme dissatisfaction at his being below in rank to Major Generals Hamilton and …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543Delivery of Supplies
Request to deliver tents, drum heads and sticks.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe AndDelivery of Clothing for Recruits
Requested delivery of uniforms, arms, etc for recruits.
Correspondence, Reports, Returns, Bills, Accounts Current' Statements, Receipts, Vouchers and Contracts of Philadelphia Supply Agencies (Coxe AndDefending reputation against political charges
Smith responds to what he considers "erroneous" political charges against him, claiming that he is uninfluenced by British or French politics, only believing in the politics of independence. Smith is …
James McHenry PapersCreek Factory Correspondence, Land
Encloses papers outlining proceedings with James Jordan over the property of the U.S. at St. Mary. Refers to debts due to the factory and previous correspondence.
Letters Sent by the Creek Factory (Letterbook of the Creek Trading House), 1795-1816. (RG75) (M4)Credibility of General Smith's Statements
McHenry notified Howard that he would write Bayard regarding facts of General Smiths statements as related by Captain Micheal.
Bayard Family Papers, MS #109 (Guide #151).Credentials of Mr. Macharg
Discusses applicant to War Department; encloses Macharg application.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Creation of a Manufacturing Facility on the James River
Letter to the Secretary of War, discussing the creation of a manufacturing facility on the James River.
Ball Estate, Dupuy PapersCost of Brass Ordnance & Field Carriages
Hodgdon encloses a statement showing the the probable cost of the brass ordnance and field carriages about which McHenry had inquired.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Correspondence on Military Matters and Artillery Officers
President Adams addresses McHenry on some "very unpleasant information" coming from Benjamin Brooks, one of the majors of a new artillerist corps. Adams appoints his personal friend James Lovell as …
James McHenry PapersCorrespondence from the western posts
Discusses the murder of an Indian named White Eyes by a boy named Carpenter with a knife and club.
James McHenry PapersCorrespondence between Wilkinson and Pickering; Murder of an Indian
Received letters from General Wilkinson, forwarded to General Pickering. Reports the murder of an Indian named Carpanta.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543COPY: Stores at Castle Island
Discusses federal take over of Castle Island and receipting for arms, etc. that are already present.
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)Controversy over the lack of a commission for a Massachusetts local
Representative Sedgwick writes to McHenry expressing his constituent's disappointment in the failure of the War Department to offer a local gentleman Samuel Church a commission.
James McHenry PapersContractors Held Accountable
Contractors are held accountable for the supplies they are to furnish.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Contract with Mr. McCormick to Manufacture Arms
Refers to contract with Mr. McCormick to manufacture arms for the public. Superintendence of such should revert to the War Department.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Contract Made with Mr. Starr
A sword with scabbard and belt will be sent to Mr. Starr as models for those he has been contracted to make.
Samuel Hodgdon Letterbook, Philadelphia, Pa., Arsenal, 1798-99.Contract Between James O'Hara and James McHenry.
Articles of agreement between James McHenry, Secretary of War, and James O'Hara of the State of Pennsylvania in which O'Hara agrees to deposit six month's supplies in advance at certain posts and …
The Denny - O'Hara PapersCongressional Inquiry on delays in construction of naval armament
Edward Livingston, on behalf of a Congressional Committee, directs the Secretary at War to funish an account of expenditures and a statement explaining the delay in the completion of the naval …
McHenry Family Papers, MS #647Conditional Appointment
Detailed description of Washington's appointment and the conditions he set on his appointment.
George & Katherine Davis Collection
