Samuel Dexter
397 documents
Instructions to the Incoming Secretary of War
Instructions for McHenry's successor - Samuel Dexter - on important matters of the War Department, including: discharge of the Provisional Army, Indian policy, supply of clothing, trading houses on …
John Adams PapersInquiry into the Supposed Reduction of the Provisional Army
Forwards a letter from two officers; Adams professes no knowledge of a plan to reduce the provisional army or the volunteer corps. Consults Dexter on the matter.
John Adams PapersForwarding Volunteer Officers' Request for Commissions
Asks for Dexter's review and approval of a request for commissions from the leaders of a volunteer company.
John Adams PapersForwarding Recommendations for Officers
Adams forwards two recommendations for officer appointments.
John Adams PapersForwarding Recommendation With Uncertainty
Forwards a recommendation for a man to be appointed to some government office, but admits he is not sure how to respond to it; asks that the man be considered for any vacancies in the Departments of …
John Adams PapersForwarding Recommendation for Captain's Appointment
Forwards the recommendation of a man as a captain in the 2d Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers. Adams adds his own opinion of the man.
John Adams PapersForwarding of Recommendations for Army Appointments
Forwards various recommendations for officer appointments.
John Adams PapersForwarding of Recommendations for Army Appointments
Forwards recommendations of several young men for appointment as officers.
John Adams PapersForwarding Correspondence for Review
Encloses correspondence relating to a Mr. Baldwin, a Senator. Asks Dexter to review the matter in question.
John Adams PapersFollow Up for Officer Recommendation
Adams comments further on a lawyer whom he had previously recommended be added to the list of proposed officer appointments.
John Adams PapersExtract of Captain Valentine Brother's Letter
Extract of letter from Captain Brother to the Secretary of War, enclosing a return of public property.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)Extract of a Letter from Samuel Annin, Paymaster and Storekeeper at Harper's Ferry
Enclosed estimate of expenditures, request to have amount forwarded to Robert Breedin.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Extract of a Letter from Samuel Annin to the Secretary of War
Enclosed estimate of expenses. Request for amount to be forwarded to Robert Breedin.
Fred Manning Collection of Documents From Various Series in RG217. (RG217)Expenses, No New Developments; Doctor Foster a fictitious name
Alias of Doctor Foster discussed, mentions drawing money for expenses. Foster's real name is George Martin Rodington. Jack Kinnard ordered him to quit the Indian Agency.
Benjamin Hawkins LetterbookExpenditures for General Court Martial, Philadelphia
Smith requests payment of $500 to Samuel Hodgdon for expenditures of general court martial at Philadelphia.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)Exchange, payment to Benjamin Smith for fortifications at Fort Johnston, Cape Fear, North Carolina
McRea makes payment of $1000 to Benjamin Smith regarding contract for erecting the fortifications at Fort Johnston at Cape Fear River.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)Exchange, payment to Benjamin Smith for erecting fortifications at Fort Johnston, Cape Fear, North Carolina
McReapaid $1000 to Benjamin Smith regarding contract for erecting fortifications at Fort Johnston at Cape Fear River.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)Exchange, payment to Benjamin Smith for erecting fortifications at Fort Johnston, Cape Fear, North Carolina
McRea paid Benjamin Smith $416.69 regarding contract for erecting fortifications at Fort Johnston at Cape Fear River.
Receipts for Moneys Advanced (Advances), 1793-1855. (RG217)
