1To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 31 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
List of the Applicants for Surgeons & Surgeons Mates in the State of Virginia. By whom recommended. John Hedges. Surgeons M. Jacob D Walker. Surgeon. John Love. John Dawson. Geo: French. Jacob D Williamson. Surgeon. Andrew Moore. John Morrow. William H Brown. Surgeon. Cap: Brahan. R. Porterfield & others. Charles Everett. Surgeon. W. C. Nicholas. Charles Stuart Waugh. Surgeon. P. Hansbrough.
2To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 31 December 1805 (Jefferson Papers)
Money expended on fortifications North of Patomac 784,981.29 :5 South of do. 158,637.67 :1 943,618. of the above 784,981.29 117,434.14 was N. York add expended by state of N.Y. 222,810.04 & credited by US 340244.18 expended fortifying N.Y.
3To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 15 June 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The additional Troops to be furnished with winter quarters at the places hereafter mentioned. The two companies raised in Ohio to have winter quarters at Fort Wayne and Detroit: The six companies raised in Kentucky at Newport: The four companies raised in Tennessee on Cumberland river below Nashville at Palmyra or Clarksville: The Company raised in the Mississippi Territory, at Washington The...
4To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 31 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Estimate of the Number of Gun Boats For New Orleans 16 “ Georgia, South and North Carolina 31 “ Chesapeake and its waters 65 “ Delaware Bay and River } 71 New jersey and New york “ Connecticut and Rhode Island 25 “ Old Massachusetts, New Hampshire
5To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 8 July 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
Report of an Experiment made on the 8th. of July 1808. with a 50 Per Columbeade, upon a Battery of timber fascines & Earth at 460 Yards distance No. of Shott ℔s of Powder Degrees of Elevation Remarks 1st. 6 2 Went over 2d. 6 1. ¾ ditto 3d. 6 1. ½
6To Thomas Jefferson from the War Department, with Jefferson’s Reply, 10 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
From a recurrence to the Deeds registered in the Office of the Department of War, in relation to a purchase made by the United States, of a quantity of Iron Ore contained in a certain tract of Land situate in the State of Virginia, the following facts appear—That on the 7th. day of May 1800 Henry Lee and Anne his wife, for the consideration of Twenty four thousand dollars, executed to the...
7To Thomas Jefferson from War Department, 31 January 1808 (Jefferson Papers)
The following Statement exhibits First—A List of Ports and harbors, that, from their importance in a commercial view, and their exposed situation to the attacks of an Enemy require a primary attention, in the event of actual war, with a general description of the existing and contemplated works for the protection of each, together with such estimates of the necessary Expeditures for said...
8Henry Dearborn’s Plan for Reorganizing the Army, [7 December 1801] (Jefferson Papers)
Proposed Military Peace Establishment. List of Posts and the Force proposed for each. Names of Posts In what State, &ca. No. of Comps of Artillery No of Comps of Infantry Michilimackinac North Western Territory 1 1 Detroit Dit to 1 4 Niagara
9Henry Dearborn’s Statement on Indian Trading Houses, 8 December 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
The Secretary of War has the honor of submitting, for the consideration of the President of the United States, the following statement and observations on the subject of the establishment of Trading Houses with the Indians, from a careful examination of which it appears That Congress in March 1795, appropriated 50,000 Dollars, and in April, 1796, the additional sum of 150,000 Dollars, to be...