Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

Receipts, etc.

Receipts.

Two notebooks about United States privateers and warships; one is nine pages in length, the other is twenty four. The nine-page manuscript is entitled, "A Journal of Privateers & U.S. vessels That Sailed from the United States In 1814 or a part of them."

Receipts.

Receipts.

Accounts.

Concerning the need to rebuild a lighthouse; "I have the honor to enclose the copy of a letter just received from the Collector of Wilmington N.Ca. under the circumstances stated by him; no other remedy appears efficient than the rebuilding of the light house in a safer place; and this cannot be done without a legislative sanction."

Concerning the paying of troops and debts, and references the British blockade.

Regarding rent payments; "The young gentleman in whose favor, at my request, you signed a recommendation for a commission in the army received a lieutenancy and serves in that capacity at Fort George, N.C. He has been promoted to a Captaincy in the 15 Reg. U.S. Inf.y and is now attached to Genl. Wilkinson's Army on the frontier of Canada."

Pertaining to goods seized by the government under the Non Importation Acts. All goods that had been imported from Britain subsequent to the revocation of the Orders in Council can not be seized and must be returned; "all goods, imported in any vessel, sailing from England, subsequent to the alledged revocation of the Orders in Council...shall be restored to the respective claimants, upon Bond, in the manner prescribed, by law for cases of forfeiture under the Revenue system."