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  Request for Issue of Powder for Proving Gun Barrels

  Directs issue of powder for proving gun barrels.

• Report on Military Establishment

  Conveyed pleasure with reporting that McHenry was nearly finished with his report on the military establishment along with his propositions for its improvement. Other requisitions will require time to prepare, but McHenry will furnish Otis with an answer as soon as possible.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to McRee, 01/29/1800.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Hagner to Weeks, 01/01/1800.
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  List of Monies Due Absentees

  Chart showing monies due absentees with payments made by Lt. John M. Lovell, Paymaster on the Mississippi, 1798 & 1799, for a total sum of $331.53.

• Courts-Martial and Infractions of Military Discipline

  Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline.

• Returns of Inspection

  North submits for Hamilton's approval his proposed forms for "Returns of Inspection" saying that he welcomes any corrections.

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  Letter, Citation only

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  Letter, Citation only

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  Letter, Citation only
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  Certification of payment; John W. Fenno for printing muster pay and receipt rolls and furnishing paper to the Paymaster General

  Certification of payment; $345 to John W. Fenno for printing muster pay and receipt rolls and furnishing paper to the Paymaster General.
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  Balances Due the United States, 1st of January 1800

  This is a 37 page list of those who have balances owed to the United States.

• A Return Extracted from the Records of this Office

  A return extracted from the records of this Office exhibiting the names and ranks of the field Officers
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  Unsigned Presidential Endorsement of Capital Punishment for Andrew Anderson

  States the particulars of the court martial and conviction of Andrew Anderson, and affirms his sentence to hang, in the name of "the beneficial influence of well-placed examples in Military Service." [Note: Adams signaled his intent to pardon Andrew Anderson at the last minute in his letter to McHenry of September 18, 1799].
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  Sketch of the Creek Country in 1798 and 1799

  History of Creek, or Muscogee, Nation written in detail. Includes in depth description of type of land and resources available.

• Recruiting Arrangements

  A discussion of the arrangements made for recruiting,.

• Virginia Divided and Subdivided into Districts for Recruiting

  Enclosed in Hamilton to Bradley, 05/22/1799.
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  Charges Against David Ames of Springfield Armory

  Copy of charges exhibited against Daniel Ames, Superintendent of the Armory at Springfield, handed to the Board of Inquiry previous to their sitting. There are four such charges, accusing Ames of malfeasance while in office. Joseph Williams is paymaster and public storekeeper at the same armory.

• Officers of the United States Army

  In the handwriting of Hamilton and Philip Church. Enclosed in Bentley to Hamilton, 05/17/1799.

• [Lt. Colo. Thomas Parker's Circle for Recruiting Divided and Subdivided into Districts.]

  Enclosed in Parker to Hamilton, 05/03/1799.

• Return of Clothing in the Public Store at Philadelphia

  A return of the clothing in the public store at Philadelphia

• Disposition of the Officers of the 13th Regiment

  A discussion of the disposition of the officers of the 13th Regiment to the districts and sub Districts for the recruiting service in the State of Connecticut.

• Arrangement of Maryland into Recruiting Districts.

  The arrangement of Maryland into recruiting districts.

• Contract for Supplies at Woodbury, New Jersey

  A contract for the supplies designated for Woodbury, New Jersey.

• List of Officers for the Sub-districts of the Eleventh Recruiting Circle

  A list of officers assigned to the different sub-districts of the eleventh recruiting circle.