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Claim for pay
01/08/1794 Autograph Letter SignedDiscusses the circumstances of his claim for arrears of pay owed him for service in the Revolutionary War
Miscellaneous Numbered Records (Manuscript File) 1775-1790's. (RG93) (M859)
Circulars for Recruiting Officers
06/05/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are a number of Circulars for Recruiting Officers to be used by Capt. Sparks while he is with the recruiting service.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
12/26/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are the Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers of March 20, 1793 and Jan. 23, 1794, to which strictest attention must be paid to prevent embarassments on the settling of accounts.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
08/15/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are copies of Letters to Recruiting Officers dated 1st and 20th of March 1793 and January 23rd 1794. Strict attention should be paid to them to avoid any embarrassments in the settlement of …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
08/08/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are Howell's Circular Letters of the 1st and 20th of March 1793 and January 23rd 1794 to which attention must be paid to avoid embarrassments on the settlement of accounts.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
07/28/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are copies of Howell's Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers of the 1st and 20th March 1793 and January 23rd 1794. Strict attention must be paid to the Letters to avoid any embarrassment in …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
07/12/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are the Circular letters to Recruiting Officers of the 1st and 20th March 1793 and January 23rd 1794 to which strict attention is to be paid to avoid any embarrassment on the settlement of …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
07/09/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are the Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers of the 1st and 20th March 1793 and January 23rd 1794.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
07/09/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are the Circular letters to Recruiting Officers of the 1st and 20th March 1793 and January 23rd 1794.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
07/08/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are the Circular letters to Recruiting Officers of the 1st and 20th March 1793 and January 23rd 1794.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters to Recruiting Officers
03/12/1794 Author's Letterbook CopySince Captain Sedam has not furnished copies of Howell's recruiting instructions, Howell encloses them along with a form of recruiting account and Voorhis' muster rolls, which should be qualified …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letters
08/15/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are copies of circular letters that apparently have not been forwarded to Capt. Lee.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letter of 23rd January 1794 and form of a recruiting account
03/01/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyHowell encloses a copy of his Circular letter of 23 January and a form of a recruiting account.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Circular Letter from the War Office to Naval Agents, Superintendents, Constructors, Clerks of Ship Yard appointed for building of frigates
08/1794 LetterbookInstructions for the "Persons Appointed to Build Frigates." Includes naval agents, superintendents, constructors, clerks of the ship yard. Discusses accounting, management of workforce, reporting …
Letters Sent by the Secretary of the Navy to Federal Executive Agents (Letters to President, Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and Letters To
Chests of Arms Sent from West Point
10/24/1794 Autograph Letter SignedSedam announces that Captain Fleming has been sent from West Point with 35 chests of arms to be transported via Amboy. He laments that he is unable to stop the weather from getting cold so Fleming's …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Charges for Mounting the Cannon at New York
12/30/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyIn order to check the extravagant charges for mounting the cannon at New York, Fleming is required by the Secretary of War to provide information that will elucidate the propriety of admitting the …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Charges for Hay
17/14/1794 Autograph Letter SignedLt. Hartman Leitheiser, recruiting officer at Reading, has charged for the hay purchased for a horse which he claims belongs to the public. Hodgdon is asked to inquire into the propriety of his having …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Charges for Barracks Hire
06/28/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyFunds have been remitted to John Chester to provide for the balance of Lt. Bissell's pay and recruiting but Howell is not authorized to allow a charge for barracks hire since the Contractor was …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Charges for Advertising in the South Carolina Gazette
08/14/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyDaniel Houger was paid $27, on the order of Daniel Constable, for publishing an advertisement from the War Department in the South Carolina Gazette and it appears that the account paid was …
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Charges Against Samuel Hodgdon
08/19/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyCharges against Samuel Hodgdon amount to $31,286.81 for the period 20th November 1792 to 19th July 1794. Howell wants to know Hodgdon's debit in settling with Harrison's office.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Charges Against James Seagrove
09/03/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed are charges against James Seagrove amounting to $14,508.45, the exoneration of which will be deferred until his account is settled.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
Certification of John Sullivan as Quartermaster
05/13/1794 Copy of Signed DocumentCertification that Ensign John Sullivan assumed the duties of Quartermaster to the garrison at Fort Franklin for eight months in 1792 and 1793.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Certification of John Sullivan
06/04/1794 Autograph Letter Signed[Letter is mostly illegible] Enclosure certifies that Ensign John Sullivan did the duty as Quartermaster at Fort Franklin for six months in 1792.
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Certification for Ensign Sullivan
06/04/1794 Autograph Letter Signed[Letter is illegible; gist is from enclosure from Jonathan Cass at Greenville, 05/03/1794.] Certification that Ensign John Sullivan did the duty of Quartermaster at Fort Franklin for two months in …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Certificate Requested by William Lawton
11/28/1794 Author's Letterbook CopyEnclosed is the certificate requested by Lawton in his letter of November 23, 1794.
Numbered Record Books, 1775-1798. (RG93) (M853)
