Marinus Willett
15 documents
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Request for Papers and Pay
01/20/1784 Contemporary Copy of Letter made from Author's FilesJohn Pierce replies to Colonel Willett's previous requests for personal papers and subsistence payment.
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) -
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Letter Citation
04/22/1784 Cited letter or documentCited in Willett to Pierce, 05/24/1784.
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Information on Willett's Corps
03/09/1786 Autograph Draft LetterRequests information from Willett about the service, composition, and strength of his Corps during the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859) -
Colonel Willett's regiment cannot be paid
04/25/1786 Author's Letterbook CopyInforms Colonel Willett that his regiment cannot be paid because a resolution of Congress when the regiment was raised required that New York first fill up its Continental quota, which condition was …
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They will be fully clothed at this place.
07/15/1790 Letter SignedKnox expresses his approval of Colonel Willet's efforts to ensure that the chiefs of the Creek Nation are fully clothed when they visit New York.
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Keep an attentive eye on the said Captain Howard
07/03/1790 Autograph Letter SignedKnox warns Colonel Willet of Captain Howard who is acting as a Spanish agent whose mission is to monitor the visit of the Creek chiefs to New York.
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Instructions Regarding Willet's Mission to the Creek Nation
03/12/1790 Letter SignedKnox informs Colonel Marinus Willet of his instructions for meeting with the Creek Nation of Indians and their leader, Alexander McGillivray. His primary mission is to prevent a war and to encourage …
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Expenditures for McGillivray & the Chiefs of the Creek Nation
03/05/1791 Letter SignedThe account of the expenditures of Colonel McGillivray and the chiefs of the Creek Nation have been lost so Knox asks Colonel Willet to forward a duplicate of the account.
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[PRIVATE] Appointment
08/05/1791 Copy of Signed DocumentDiscussed Willet's refusal of appointment to marshall for city and county of New York.
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Knox informs Willett of promotion
04/12/1792 Autograph LetterLetter, advises re appointment to Brigadier General.
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Knox attempts to get Willet to reconsider promotion
04/18/1792 Autograph Letterletter, discusses declining commisssion of Brigadier General; discusses Indian council. Knox assures Willet that the position of Brigadier General will entail little personal hazard.
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Willett's record of service
01/13/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons reports that he has been unable to locate the muster and pay rolls Willett asked for and sends a certificate of Willett's commutation stating his day of derangement in lieu of a certificate of …
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
Willett's certificate
01/17/1797 Author's Letterbook CopyCover letter for a certificate that Willett had asked for that Simmons had been unable to locate earlier. See Simmons to Willett 01/13/1797
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
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Letter Citation
04/02/1798 Cited letter or documentCited in Willett to Simmons, 05/27/1798.Willett requests Simmons assistance in ensuring that the rent for the use of his wharf is promptly paid by Mr. Francis.
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