William Rickard Timeline
| 1793/03/30 | Hillsborough, NC | Rickard writes Henry Thompson about James Green’s enlistment status. |
| 1793/07/04 | Knoxville | Rickard participates in a 4th of July celebration and toasts Spanish leaders who opened navigation of MS river. |
| 1793/12/30 | War Dept. | Samuel Hodgdon is to forward a medicine chest in his possession to Joseph Kerr’s company, “presently commanded by Lieutenant Rickard”. |
| 1794/01/16 | Knoxville | A party of Indians fired upon Bull-run blockhouse and wounded Rickard’s troop Robert Leonard. |
| 1794/03/09 | U.S. Senate | George Washington promotes Rickard to Captain. |
| 1794/11/08 | U.S. Senate | Rickard writes GW asking for cutter position in NC. |
| 1794/11/18 | Knoxville | Recruit James McCoy receives $15 from Rickard. |
| 1795 | Tarboro, NC | Rickard recruits Lemuel Sessoms while Sessoms is intoxicated. |
| 1795/03/03 | Knoxville | Rickard sends Timothy Pickering a provision return. |
| 1795/10/16 | Knoxville | Rickard, William Blount, James White, John McKee and Silas Dinsmoor meet with Creek chiefs and have a ceremony of peace. |
| 1797/06/05 | Knoxville | Rickard places ad for capture of deserter Archibald McCollum. |
| 1797/07/11 | Knoxville | Rickard writes Andrew Jackson. |
| 1798/01/02 | Knoxville | William Blount writes James Robertson and mentions Rickard’s “ingratitude” towards him. |
| 1798/05/16 | Natchez | Rickard intercepts a letter from John Forbes intended for John McKee. |
| 1798/10/07 | Natchez | Troop Tunis Van Benscoter threatens to kill Rickard and receives 100 lashes as punishment. |
| 1798/10/14 | Natchez | Wilkinson assigns Rickard to court detail. |
| 1799/01/26 | Natchez | James Wilkinson transfers fifer John Dixon from Wade’s company to Rickard’s. |
| 1799/11/20 | Nashville | John A. Davidson writes Alexander Hamilton regarding Rickard’s boats to be used to descend the Cumberland River. |
| 1799/11/30 | Nashville | Rickard writes Alexander Hamilton requesting leave of absence. |
| 1799 | Manhattan | Rickard appears on city directory as a mariner living on 14 Cherry Street. |
| 1799/12/18 | Mount Vernon | Rickard leads the military procession at George Washington’s funeral. |
| 1800/07/02 | Nashville | Places ad for $50 for information on the murder of troop William Shelly. |
| 1800/11/15 | Natchez | Rickard, Philip Stewart, Alex Gibson and Johnathan Taylor resign their commissions. |
| 1802/02/08 | Norfolk, VA | Arrives on sloop Morning Star. |
| 1803/09/09 | Massachusetts | Applies for bounty land warrant. |
| 1804/10/06 | Account book | Rickard does alterations on Andrew Jackson’s uniform. |
| 1805/10/07 | Morrow, OH | 100-acre grant for service during Revolution. |
| 1806/01/01 | Charleston, SC | Resident at 2 Elliott Street. Occupation: tailor. |
| 1807/01/03 | Public Record | Rickard and other revolutionary war veterans publicly support Andrew Jackson amid suspicions Jackson was involved in Burr conspiracy. |
| 1807/06/27 | Alexandria, VA | Sells PA oats and corn aboard sloop Eliza on Ramsay’s Wharf |
| 1807/07/17 | Alexandria, VA | Arrives on sloop Eliza. |
| 1809/02/15 | Williamson, TN | Rickard is on the tax list owning 1280 acres. |
| 1812/10/04 | Beaufort, SC | Rickard publicly defends boat captain James Mork. |