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  Appointments and Stations in the Military Establishment of the United States

  List of promotions for each regiment of artillerists and engineers and infantries, including name, state, appointment, and dates.
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  Promotions & Appointments in the Military Establishment of the United States.

  Lists rank, name, state, promotion of cavalry, artillery, dates, resignations, engineers, deaths, infantry
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  Oath of Allegiance of Lieutenant John J. Powell

  Document, oath of allegiance to the United States of America

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Wilson to Fox, 03/20/1801.

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Adams to Dexter, 03/24/1801.
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  Reports on hospital accounts; request for cartouch boxes

  Reports hospital stores delivered to Mr. Gillaspy and Mr. Strong. Discusses Mr. McLaws' manufacture of cartouch boxes. A considerable number of cartouch boxes are on hand. Mentions that letter books were destroyed, presumably by the fire of November 1800.
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  War Department Fire

  Describes War Office fire, damage to War Office library, discusses atlas.
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  Certification of payment; Uriah Tracey expenses in journey traveling from Litchfield Connecticut to Detroit

  Certification of payment; $730.32 to Uriah Tracey for expenses in journey traveling from Litchfield Connecticut to Detroit and back in order to examine the state of garrisons, trading house, and factories in Northwestern Territories and frontiers of Tennessee and Georgia.
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  Certification of payment; Matthew T Russell and Jonathan O. Mosely attorneys , defending Captain Edward Miller, for false imprisonment of David W. Lacey, on suspicion of desertion

  Certification of payment; $66 to Matthew T Russell and Jonathan O. Mosely attorneys , defending Captain Edward Miller, for false imprisonment of David W. Lacey, on suspicion of desertion.
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  Certification of payment; Henry Glenn for storage of shells, cannon balls, belonging to United States in town of Schenectady New York

  Certification of payment; $27.80 to Henry Glenn for storage of shells, cannon balls, belonging to United States in town of Schenectady New York.
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  Reinicker's Certificates of Service

  Mr. Howard asks Mr. Wager to return by the bearer the certificates of service belonging to Mr. George Reinicker which Mr. Howard left in the Secretary of State's office some time ago.
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  Certification of payment; James Caldwell for rent of stores at Albany wherein public property is deposited

  Certification of payment; $250 to James Caldwell for rent of stores at Albany wherein public property is deposited, payable to Henry Glenn.

• Approval of Deed to Purchase Property

  Stoddert examined and approved of the deed which will be used to purchase the property in Gosport, VA for the construction of a Navy Yard. Ordered Hopkins to secure the land title. Land will be purchased for $12,000.
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  Confirming Receipt of McRea's Letter of February 18th

  Simmons confirms the receipt of McRea's letter of February 18th, which enclosed the receipt of Hanson Kelly for $1000.
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  Examining the Muster Rolls for the Name of Isaac Posburgh

  Simmons examined the muster rolls for the name of Isaac Posburgh in the 9th Massachusetts Regiment and could not find the name.
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  Certification of payment; Captain Hugh McCall, Deputy Paymaster General, for payment of troops in South Carolina and Georgia

  Certification of payment; $243.88 to Captain Hugh McCall, Deputy Paymaster General, for payment of troops in South Carolina and Georgia, and travel expenses from Fort Wilkinson to seat of government, by order of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Gaither.
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  Notification of Received Payment

  Addressed to the Gazette of the United States, received payment.
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  Deducting from the Account of William Taylor

  Overpayment of Taylor of $23.00.
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  Informing Taylor of the his Balance due the United States

  Balance on Taylor's Accounts for the Troops in South Carolina leave him with a balance of $1153.66 due the United States
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  Simmons Confirming Receipt of Several Letters Sent by Henley

  Simmons received Henley's letters of January 21st, February 4th, and February 11th as well as their accompanying accounts and vouchers.
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  Settling the Difference in a Voucher

  Settling the difference in a voucher.
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  Request for the Particulars for Duties Paid on English Goods

  Request for the particulars for the duties paid on goods imported from England
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  Regarding account of Colonel Mentges and Major Cushing

  On the subject of the account of Colonel Mentges and stating that there can be no use in admitting one account if the signature is disputed in another, as is the case with Major Cushing's account. Dexter says that it is improper for him to allow demands if the accountant is at liberty afterward to disallow them
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  Construction of Gun Carriages and New Administration

  White oak of good quality has been on hand for 2 years and is being used by the carpenter and smith to construct gun carriages for the cannons shipped to Pittsburgh. Mentioned Congressional approval of President of U.S. Requests payment for services performed for the Ordnance Depart. Craig fears he will not hold his post under the new administration, wishes to settle all accounts as soon as possible.
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  Enclosed Abstracts Catagorized by Services Rendered

  Disbursement records for cost of transportation, repairs to barracks, abstracts from Hospital Department, Indian Department, and Ordnance Department.