Pierpont Morgan Library
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Credentials of Mr. Macharg
Discusses applicant to War Department; encloses Macharg application.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.CONFIDENTIAL:
Enclosed info shows frustration with unresolved political issues, hopes Washington will visit Philadelphia. Disagreement with Major Generals.
Autographs of American Presidents, Statesmen, and Generals.Sordid Sprit that Caused the Insurrection, Etc.
Adams contends that the sordid spirit that led to the insurrection in Pennsylvania ought to have provoked more general indignation than it did. He presents his plan for numbering the regiments and …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Request for Information from Europe
McHenry asks Pitcairn to forward information from Europe to the War Department.
Henry Knox Papers. [Microfilm]Raising Provisional Army
Alludes to Fries Rebellion; discusses raising Provisional Army; provisional commissions, artillery. Alludes to French Revolution.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Extends Invitation as Adjutant General under General Hamilton
Outlines act to better organize US troops and the responsibilities of the Adjutant General. Reports needs of General Hamilton for such a position and calls North to the commission.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Dismal State of U.S. and European Fiscal Affairs
Adams waxes depressedly about the state of U.S. financial affairs, comparing them to the similar dismal state of "debt and taxes" in Europe.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Discussion of Nominations, Appointments, and Rank
Discusses nominations to Senate re military commissions; discusses provisional appointments. Refers to presidential authority. Does not intend to regulate rank.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Discussion of Hamilton's Plan of Military Supply, Navy Department, & National Economy
Letter, discusses plan to provide and issue supplies; mentions Navy Department; mentions national economy.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Convention
Washington thanks McHenry for forwarding a copy of J.B. Bordley's Essays and Notes on Husbandry (1799). Discusses the complications of international politics, the Convention of 1800, and allegations …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Act to Organize Troops
Encloses act for organizing troops, passed 3 March 1799. Requests distribution among commanding officers of nearby posts. Encloses contract with James O'Hara, to be distributed as well.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.[PRIVATE] Rank and Commission
Relative rank of officers; remarks on Mercer's refusal of an appointment.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Allowance for Chief Clerk
Salary of chief clerk due to his experience, fidelity, and abilities as a translator.
Autographs of American Presidents, Statesmen, and Generals.
