William Smith
16 documents
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Surveyor for Inland Navigation Project
04/07/1791 Letter SignedLetter, advises re surveyor for inland navigation project.
Washingtons Headquarters State Historic Site -
Properly maintaining coastal garrisons
1797 Draft DocumentInquires on the numbers of troops needed in order to properly defend coastal forts and garrisons in the event of an invasion. McHenry asks what the House plans to do in order to adequately provide …
James McHenry Papers -
Monies unaccounted for
01/24/1797 Author's Letterbook CopySimmons requests an accounting from Smith for monies that he has received.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
The People Appear to be Losing Their Dread of War
11/30/1798 Autograph Letter SignedGenerals Washington, Pinckney, and Hamilton are in Philadelphia to form a good selection of officers for the new army and assist in the arrangements connected with it. McHenry refuses to disguise …
William Loughton Smith Papers -
Nomination Withdrawn Due to Opposition in the Senate
12/17/1798 Letter SignedMcHenry discusses Smith's provisional appointment as Adjutant General which had to be withdrawn because of opposition in the Senate. He will be given command of one of the regiments instead.
Robert Oliver Papers -
Negotiations of War and Peace
04/02/1798 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to government. Possibility of declaration of war or of peace. Mentions Philadelphians who should be in Paris.
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Commandant of One of the Regiments
12/17/1798 Contemporary Copy of Letter SignedWhen at Mount Vernon McHenry proposed to the Commander in Chief that Smith's name be submitted to the Senate for the post of Adjutant General of the Army. However, objections to the nomination exist …
Sixth Congress: Executive Nominations to the Senate [6B-A2 & A3] (RG46) (M1706, Roll 4) -
Amount Owed Ensign Smith
04/24/1798 Document SignedThis is a declaration of the amount of $125 owed Ensign Smith by the United States and certified by him and Edward Wright, the deputy paymaster.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94) -
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RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
04/23/1799 Copy of documentRoutine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Letter to William Smith
04/03/1799 LetterSmith acknowledges receipt of letter in Smith to Hamilton, 04/06/1799. The letter has not been found.
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Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
11/16/1799 LetterbookSimmons informs Smith to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
07/27/1799 LetterbookSimmons informs Smith to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
Letter from the Accountant of the War Department
06/19/1799 LetterbookSimmons informs Smith to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217) -
Notification of Correct Account Information
03/12/1800 Author's Letterbook CopyBalance for rations and fuel issued to the armourers of Springfield armoury found to be correct which sum will be remit to Smith by Jonathan Jackson.
Miscellaneous Letters Sent by the Accountant of the War Department and the Second Auditor, Apr 14, 1795-May 5, 1886. (RG217)
