Whiskey for the military

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Whiskey for the military

Description

The Commissioner of the Revenue believes that the state of things in the western counties of Pennsylvania (due to the Whiskey Rebellion), raises doubts about whether it is practicable to procure in that part of the Union whiskey for the military supply of 1795.

year created

1794

month created

08

day created

05

author

sent from location

Treasury Department

recipient

in collection

note

LC, RG 58, Letters of Commissioner of Revenue, 1794-1795, National Archives.

notable person/group

Alexander Hamilton
Tench Coxe
William Wiatt
Edward Carrington
Supervisor of Virginia
military

notable location

Treasury Department
Revenue Office
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Fredericksburg
Richmond

notable item/thing

insurrection
Whiskey Rebellion
spirits
distilled
whiskey

document number

1794080540000

transcription

Papers of the War Department 1784-1800
Copy Log
(Reg #41, Page #1)(Changed Reg #4 41 from "4" to "41"
5129197
Repository National Archives Location Wash., D.C. Copy Log 222
Date 12/5/95 Researcher H.W. POC RG203, PI-142, E-1
(SD-109)
DATE TITLE or FROM/TO #PGS1 ENVL2 COLLECTION LOC IN COL
1 E=1 = "LETTERS SENT BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR, 1700-1707"

4 VOLS. 7 IN. [TO SEC. TREYTS] [NO INDEXES]. FIRST VOL.
= 1300-1320

2
3 NOV. 15 SAMUEL DEXTGER TO (*)

1800 (ISSUE YR WARRANT ON TREASURY) 1 NO PAGE 1 OF VOL. 1

4 NOV. 20 [SAMUEL DEXTER] TO (*)

1800 ENCLOSES ESTS. 042 1 NO PAGE 1 - 00 ONE LETTER WITH TWO ENCLS

5 ----- "MILITARY DEPARTMENT" & "WAR OFFICE"

EXPENDITURES FOR 1701

6 NOV. 19 ENCLOSURE TO ABOVE, EXT. 01 9 PAGES 1-9 00

1700 EXPENSES OF ARMY (INCLUDES "INDIAN DEPT." MIS.DEPT, ETC.

7 NOV. 19 2ND ENCL. TO LINE 4,=WAR 1 NO PAGE 10 00

1700 OFFICE EST. ["SIGNED, SAME DEXTON


8 NOV. 24 [SEC WAR TO SEC TREAS] (*) 1 NO PAGE 11 - 00

1800 (ISSUE WT ON TREASURER)

9 NOV 29 00 - 00 (*) 1 NO P. 11 - 00

1800

10 DEC. 8 [SEC WAR TO SEC TREAS) (*) 1 NO P. 11 - 00

1800 [FURNISH $ TO TREASURER FOR WD]

11 DEC. 18 00 - 00 (*) 1 NO P. 11 - 00

1800

12 DEC. 23 00 - 00 (*) 1 NO P. 12 - 00

1800

13 DEC. 29 00 - 00 (*) 1 NO P. 12 - 00

1800 [LAST 1800 LETTER]

14 JAN. 8 00 - 00 (*) 1 NO P. 12 - 00

1801 [FURNISH $ FOR 1800 EXPENSES]

15 ----- AS LATE AS JUNE 1701 THE SEC WAR IS

ASKING FOR $ ON 1700 APPROPRIATIONS

16
17 MAR. 27 STATEMENT OF ?? PAY TO CLERKS ONE PAGE

1802 (NAMED) IN OFF OF SEC WAR 1799-1801) = PAGE 41

18 ----- SIGNED (COPY) BY H. DEARBORN - VERY GOOD COPY FOR INFO

LIST: 15 CLERKS SERVED 1799-1800

19 ----- HW EXAM'D THRU 1802 LETTERS BY LETTER & SCANNED REST OF

VOL. 1801 + LTRS SOMETIMES SITED WENT ON WD AS OF 1800 C

20 ----- EARLIER. EXAMPLE = 1806 CURRES PP. 87-88 RE ACCTS FROM

C. 1793 + 11 SLIP AT PAGE 219 SUGGEST NHPRC MAY HAVE

21 MICROFILMED THRU HERE FOR EVALUATION PAPERS. THIS VOL.

ENDS WITH CALHOUN USOT 11/16 11320 LAST BLANK PAGE

22 IS WATERMARKED "1799." VOL. IN B&D CONDITION WITH .ST&

LAST BUNCH OF PAGES SEPARATED FROM VOL. PROPER. SPINE

23 MISSING. VOL. 1 HAS NO INDEX. VOLS 3&4 O.S. BUT VOL. 2 SAID

NOEMSSG & IS NOT O.S. LOCATION: 9w218-5a

24
25 END OF 222
Number of pages to be copied, including address leaf, envelope (copy front and reverse if there is material on both sides) and any other sheet with information.
Indicate presence of envelope or address leaf. (*) Vol is of definition Sec War to Sec Treas so neither sendor nor receiver opten shown

Item sets

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: The Papers of Alexander Hamilton [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Tench Coxe Treasury Department [n/a]
Recipient Alexander Hamilton [unknown] [n/a]