Connecticut Historical Society
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Information on Bounties Due
Discussed details of bounties and method of payment.
Bill Warren CollectionRegarding Carriage Accident & Vessel from Halifax
Mentions a recent carriage accident, which the occupants escaped from unharmed; postscript appears to tell about a vessel which sailed from Halifax which brought whalers who left fearing they would be …
Jeremiah Wadsworth PapersPresent State of the Military and Naval Forces Upon the Island of Cuba
Detailed accounting of the military and naval forces of Cuba which included an assessment of the dissatisfaction of the people with their form of government. Author argued that if the inhabitants …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Money Owed for Bounties
After examination of records Pomeroy discovered bounties unpaid due to soldiers.
Bill Warren CollectionEnclosed Certificates for Compensation Due Officers and Soldiers
Bounty due, settlements, and account information from the Comptroller's office in Connecticut.
Bill Warren CollectionBusiness of Naval Department: Difficulty Securing Appointments; Ship-building
Wolcott observes that the business of the Naval Department is still divided between the War Department and the Treasury Department. Mr. Higgenson has been contracted to build a ship in Massachusetts. …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers, MSS.Accounts of Officer
Enclosed account information of officer to receive future payments at New London.
Bill Warren CollectionTransmission of Vouchers, Certificates, and Pensions through the War Office
Wolcott argues that the accounts accompanied by vouchers relative to the payment of pensions to invalids should be deposited in the Treasury and abstracts sent to the War Department for their …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Transmission of Petitions & Vouchers of Men Desiring Placement on Pension List
Transmits petitions and vouchers of two men, Eliphalet Easton and Salmon Burr, who wish to be placed on the U.S. pension list.
Jeremiah Wadsworth PapersResponse to Inquiry about Depreciation of Pay for Enlisted Men
Wolcott warns that it is erroneous to assume that a soldier who enlisted in January 1780 is entitled to depreciation on his pay under an enlistment of twelve months made in January 1778.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Question Regarding Military Claims
Inquiry regarding the settlement of claims from the last war barred by the limitations set forth by Congress.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Proposes Establishment of Superintendent of Indian Affairs
Prepared set of forms to establish office of superintendent of Indian affairs. Hopes to establish officer to superintend examination of settlements and public property of the U.S., an indispensable …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Procedures for Invalid Payments
The Comptroller of the Treasury states that pension payments have not been made correctly, and asks Secretary Knox to please correct the list by which Thomas Smith makes his payments.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers, MSS.Payment of Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates after 1 June 1792
Wolcott gives his opinion that no assignment of pay made by a non-commissioned officer or private after June 1st, 1792 is valid. There is nothing in the law that prevents payments to the attorneys of …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Payment for Jurors
The Comptroller of the Currency writes that compensation for jurors of the clerks of the circuit court traveling and issuing certificates for pensions for invalids is fully provided for by a section …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers, MSS.Means of Transferring Money among Departments
In order to adjust certain claims, the Treasury Department requires that an account should be received of all monies advanced by the War Department, with the exception of the pay of the Army,.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Declaration of Disbursements for the War Department, 1790-1791
Statements of disbursement by the Department of War during 1790 and 1791 are transmitted. Included are the Accounts of Henry Knox and Joseph Howell.
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Supplying the Army with Whiskey
Hamilton discusses the plan to supply the Army with whiskey. The places of deposit will be Forts Washington and Steuben and the mouth of Wheeling from which the spirits will be delivered to the …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Responsibilities to Discharge Accounts, Proper Paperwork
Hamilton describes a plan to pay commissioned officers who wish to paid in Philadelphia. They should execute an instrument to be lodged with the Paymaster of the Army who will grant a certificate to …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.Regulations for Preserving the Neutrality of U.S. Ports
More formal list of regulations for preserving U.S. neutrality, based on Knox's letter of May 24 and drawn from international law. These deal with the legality of ships at war being outfitted or …
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. PapersRegarding American Citizens in Affairs of Prizes Taken by Illegally Equipped French Privateers
Referring to his contemporaneous letter concerning the return to their owners of ships captured by certain French privateers, Knox transmits Washington's order that any American or neutral citizens …
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. PapersReception & Safe Keeping of Distilled Spirits
Hamilton asks Knox to give the necessary directions for the reception and safekeeping of the distilled spirits that have been purchased for the use of the Army in the western parts of Pennsylvania, …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
