29 September 1789

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Printed document signed

Title: An Act providing for Payment of the Invalid Pensioners of the United States

Signed by Otis as Secretary of the Senate and co-signed by John Beckley as Clerk of the House. Transfers the payments of military pensions from the state to the federal government.

GLC04855

January 5, 1792

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Remsen

Written by Otis as Secretary of the United States Senate to Remsen as principal clerk of Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Otis says he will send five copies of the journals of the First Congress and says he will send eight additional copies in the future. He says more may be had if Remsen wants them.

GLC00995

5 March 1788

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Otis discusses a receipt related to a clothing account.

GLC02437.03814

November 1779

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Manuscript document

Title: [Receipt for supplies purchased from Otis & Andrews]

Receipt noting that Otis & Andrews [& Henley] "supplied sundry articles of clothing- inclusive of an inconsiderable quantity of arms, lead & c and sundries in the Quartermaster Generals Department- from 16 October 1778 to the 13 January 1779." Includes balance of account with the note, "The above charges are in paper money, and probably have been settled by the Scale of depr," likely referring to the scale of depreciation.

GLC02437.00788

7 May 1792

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Broadside

Title: [Congresstional order for Treasury Department to compile federal salaries]

Congress ordering the Secretary of the Treasury to present the senate with a statement of "salaries, fees and emoluments...of every person holding any civil office or employment under the United States...together with the actual disbursements and expences in the discharge of their respective offices and employments."

GLC08960.02

1789/04/25-27

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Document signed

Title: to the Chancellor of New York re: plans for Washington's inauguration

Signed as Secretary of the United States Senate for the Committee appointed to Consider the Time, Place & Manner in which, and of the person by whom, the oath prescribed by the Constitution shall be administrated to the President of the United States. With an added note from the 27th changing the oath-taking place.

GLC01748

1789/08/04

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Letter signed

Title: to Tobias Lear re: Corbin Braxton as surveyor for the Port of Richmond

Written in a clerk's hand, signed and docketed by Samuel A. Otis. Names "Corbin Braxton as Surveyor of the Port of Richmond in Virginia in the Stead of David Lambert." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC02794.004

1792/04/26

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Tobias Lear re: sending Journals of the Senate

"I send you for the use of the President of the United States two setts of Journals of Senate . . . ." Docketed on address leaf.

GLC02794.024

1789/06/01

Otis, Samuel A., 1740-1814

Document signed

Title: First act of Congress. Act to regulate certain oaths, to support Constitution

Printed act of Congress setting the form of oath: "I, A.B. do solemnly swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States." Certified and Co-signed by Samuel A. Otis as Secretary of the Senate and John Beckley as Clerk of the House.

GLC04856