Jonathan Dayton
34 documents
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Pay Claim
03/05/1784 Contemporary Copy of LetterDiscusses Capt. Dayton's case for claims to pay
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) -
Return of certificates issued for pay, subsistence and aide de camp
05/10/1785 Letterbook CopySent Mr. Mott a return of certificates issued for pay, subsistence and aide de camp.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) -
Saddles for Dragoons
07/25/1792 Extract of LetterSecond of two extracts in this Document. Secretary Knox directs Mr. Williamson to ship the saddles to Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary of Military stores.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Request for Assistance with Officer's Pay
05/28/1793 Autograph Letter SignedCaptain Rucastle has not responded to request of Howell to settle arrears owed men under his command, now requests Dayton's assistance in the payment of Rucas' men, who are seeking payment.
Dayton Papers -
Wayne's Campaign/Indian Affairs
07/18/1794 Letter, Type UndeterminedLetter, encloses commission for unnamed Lieutenant; discusses the positive prospects for Wayne's campaign; discusses Indian affairs with the Six Nations.
Pennsylvania Collection 1629-1970. -
Post Notes for Jonathan Dayton and the General
07/24/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are two post notes that have been procured, one for $250.90 due Dayton and the other for $139..92 that is due the General. Mr. Pike can be advanced forty dollars for August.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) -
Payment of Mrs. Pike
07/22/1794 Autograph Letter SignedInstructions for payment of Mrs. Pike.
Dayton Papers -
Pay for Mrs. Zebulon Pike
07/22/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyForty dollars has been remitted to Aaron Dunham, Supervisor at Trenton, to be transmitted by Dayton to Mrs. Isabel Pike, being the pay for December 1793 of her husband, Zebulon Pike.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) -
Letter for Mrs. Pike Regarding Her Husband's Pay
06/19/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed is a letter to Mrs. Isobel Pike that discusses the $160 of her husband's pay to which she is entitled. Dayton is asked to forward the letter to her.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) -
Business at the Branch Bank of New York
07/17/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyThe business at the Bank has been settled for Dayton and the General but a draft on the Branch Bank of New York cannot be obtained unless Dayton directs the money to be transmitted to the Branch.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853) -
There is But One John Brown in the Regiment, Etc.
03/25/1795 Draft Letter SignedAfter examining the muster and accounts of Colonel Spencer's regiment, Howell concludes that there is but one John Brown in the regiment. He asks Dayton to provide lodging for his son when the time …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
Land Warrants
05/25/1795 Autograph Letter SignedUnable to procure requested land warrants, only able to obtain one land warrant for 300 acres, issued in the name of Jacob Gibson.
Dayton Papers -
Land Warrants
05/18/1795 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the difficult of obtaining land warrants and issues of Virginia land. Requests a physician for ill son.
Dayton Papers -
Samuel Hull's pension claim
07/21/1796 Author's Letterbook CopyDiscusses the service record of Revolutionary War soldier Samuel Hull in regards to the rejection of Hull's pension claim and his claim for pay.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
Claim of Samuel Hull
07/1796 Autograph LetterLetter from Peter Hagner to Jonathan Dayton regarding the claim of former soldier Samuel Hull. Insufficient number of witnesses to confirm that Hull's wound was sustained while in service.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) -
Recruiting and Rations
09/08/1798 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses mustering of new recruits and provision of their rations.
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Proper Characters for Officers, Etc.
08/06/1798 Autograph Letter SignedThough he is not yet exercising the functions of his military office, Hamilton comments on the instructions for the Recruiting Service and the appointment of Colonel Ogden to command a Regiment.
Alexander Hamilton Papers -
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Notification of Advisement on Perth Amboy as a Port
02/20/1798 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThis is the notification by Captain Truxtun of his advisement on Perth Amboy as a potential port.
Thomas Truxton Correspondence, 1779-1882 -
Excluding Characters Indisposed to Government and Order
11/19/1798 Letter SignedMcHenry requests a list of candidates for military commissions from New Jersey, with particular attention paid to excluding those indisposed to government and order.
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Enclosed Letter from Judge Rattoone Regarding Use of Perth Amboy as Port
02/17/1798 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentCopy of letter from Judge Rattoone regarding the depth of the channel at Perth Amboy for the use of the city as a port. Believed it would be a suitable port for ships of war. Contains testimony from …
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Citation Only
07/27/1798 Cited letter or documentCited in Dayton to Hamilton, 08/06/1798.
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Letter to the Senator from New Jersey
03/18/1799 DocumentLetter from Major General Alexander Hamilton to Jonathan Dayton, U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Image not available.
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His Character as an Officer & His Political Principles
03/18/1799 Copy of documentHamilton directs Dayton to deliver the enclosed letter to Major Ford which orders Ford to take command of some detachments of Artillerists who will march as auxiliaries to the volunteers under …
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