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AMERICAN STATESMEN AND SIGNERS]. THOMPKINS, DANIEL D., Vice-President, Governor of New York. Letter signed in full as Governor, TO MAJOR GENERAL HENRY DEARBORN, Albany, 28 June 1812. 3 1/3 pages, 4to, a fine, detailed letter regarding the problems of frontier defence, and the readiness of the New York militia for service against the British: "...Upon application to the Quarter Master I find that there are but 129 Tents & 60 Camp kettles at this place....I shall avail myself of the rule of Possession and ...send them tomorrow without a written Order from anyone....When you were Secretary of War I invited you to forward and deposit in the Frontier Arsenals, arms, ammunition and camp equipage...in case of war...." The U.S., he reports, "have now from 5 to 600 regular troops at Plattsburgh, Rome, Canandaigua...and yet these troops are...unarmed & unequipped in every respect although within musket shot of [Federal] arsenals. The recruits at Plattsburgh are within 50 miles of two tribes of Canadian Indians. In case of an attact upon the Frontiers that portion of the...Army would be ...unable to defend the inhabitants or themselves....The Militia detachments on the Western Frontiers received the news of war with Cheerfulness and determined courage...they are...ready to devote themselves to any Service or danger which the good of the country may require...." -- PICKERING, TIMOTHY, Secretary of State . Autograph letter signed in full as Secretary of State, to Joseph Pitcairn, U.S. Consul at Hamburg, Philadelphia, 7 March 1799, one page, 4to, integral address leaf in Pickering's hand, regarding attempted espionage, thanking Pitcairn for "information you gave of the embarkation of some mulattoes...with dispatches in tubs with false bottoms, I immediately communicated to the Governor of So. Carolina and to the Intendant of...Charleston. We have just heard that the Minerva...has arrived in Charleston...The dispatches concealed in the tubs, with three mulattoes, one white man & one woman have been seized...I enclose two copies of Mr. Gerry's correspondence and my report theron...." -- MORRIS, ROBERT, Signer (Pennsylvania). Autograph letter signed ("Robt. Morris") to Richard Carson, Philadelphia, 2 December 1797, one page, 4to, on his financial problems: "I have no doubt but Mr. Geo. Graham...has taken up my acceptances to you...altho he has not sent them to me agreably to his promise. I credited him for those drafts and interest...in consequence of which he was to pay you and exonerate....Owing to much trouble and constant occupation it has been delayed until now...." -- CLYMER, GEORGE, Signer (Pennsylvania) . Autograph letter signed ("G.C.") to his son, Henry Clymer, n.p., 7 March, n.y., 2 pages, oblong 12mo, with original postmarked address sheet, regarding family and financial matters: "...I have paid your overdraft...and now find myself overdrawn. I...am excessively poor in present money....I think if you can let Eliza have a few weeks lessons in drawing that she may profit by them. I think so from a slate sketch she made of her Master Hutchin's face, which tho seemingly as shapeless as a stump, yet gave as she intended, a good caricature likeness of it..." -- BOUDINOT, ELIAS, Delegate to Continental Congress . Letter signed in full, also signed by Jonathan Dayton (in whose hand the letter is written), and other members of Congress, to a New Jersey Committee of Messrs. Elmer, Boyd and Imlay, Philadelphia, 2 December 1794, 1 1/4 pages, folio, blank corner chipped , regarding the Whiskey Rebellion, telling the Jerseyans to seek reimbursement for "the extra pay of three dollars per month allowed to the Militia of this State now in service of the United States against the Pennsylvania insurgents...." -- KING, RUFUS. Four autograph letter signed ("R. King," one "R.K.") to Joseph Pitcairn, U.S. Consul at Hamburg and Vice Consul at Paris, (one to William Rogers , various places, various dates from 5 March 1796 to 17 June 1800, together 6 page