1To Alexander Hamilton from John Adlum, 2 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Reading [ Pennsylvania ] July 2, 1799 . “I arrived here on the 29th. Ult. and assumed the Command of the detachment at this place.… Since my arrival at this place I have been at some pains to get information from persons of trust Citizens of this place, and it is very generally their opinion that to take away a part of the troops from this place would have a bad effect, that they ought rather...
2To Alexander Hamilton from John Adlum, 22 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In not having an answer to my letter of the 2nd inst. I take it for granted, you aquiece in my opinion, with respect to dividing the troops at this place. I am yet of opinion it will be improper, to divide so small a force, it will make us appear little in the eyes of the disaffected part of the Country, and lose that effect, a military force ought to have. Persons of trust of this place, say...
3To Alexander Hamilton from William C. Bentley, 19 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Richmond [ Virginia ] September 19, 1799 . “… Our recruiting instructions forbids recruiting Mulatto’s. As Batmen are allowed to officers, may not recruits of that description be taken for that purpose alone? They are better Calculated than the White natives of this Country for menial Service. Will an Officer who shall take a Servant with him, be intitled to draw rations for him? If this...
4To Alexander Hamilton from William C. Bentley, 4 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Richmond [ Virginia ] October 4, 1799 . “A few days before my arival at this place, some of the Troops of the Regimt. of Artillerists & Engineers, of Capt. Eddins’s Company, stationed at this place, were guilty of a most violent and flagrant breach of Civil Authority; the Circumstances were these; One of their new recruits was discovered to be a fugitive from justice, he had been committed to...
5To Alexander Hamilton from William C. Bentley, 17 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Richmond [ Virginia ] August 17, 1799 . “Yours of the 10 Ultimo notifying the appointments of the Medical Staff and the Com: officers to fill vacancies within my Regiment was received in proper time. The manner in which the vacancies were filled was unexpected to me, as well as to those who received the appointments; They all excepted to have been the junior officers of the regiment, and that...
6To Alexander Hamilton from William C. Bentley, 16 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Richmond [ Virginia ] September 16, 1799 . “I have this day forwarded to the proper officer A return of my Regiment up to the 1st day of this month—the number returnd is only 133. I lament that our success has not been greater, but you may be assured that no blame ought to be ascrib’d to the Recruiting officers, they have been incessant in their labors. It is not easily to conceive the...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Robert Boyd, 18 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New Windsor [ New York ] April 18, 1799 . Seeks employment building the gun carriages for the “Arm’d Vessells now building” in New York. ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Boyd owned a gunsmith shop and operated a forge on Quassaick Creek in New Windsor.
8To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 3 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Staunton [ Virginia ] October 3, 1799 . “… we are in great want of a supply of recruiting money unless some is immediately forwarded we shall be oblidged to desist from recruiting—as the Officers have no money of their own to advance, they nor their recruits have received a farthing of pay since we left Tennessee 1st. April, and they are labouring under great disadvantage, for the want of it.”...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Daniel Bradley, 9 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Staunton [ Virginia ] August 9, 1799 . “… Captain Brock … informs me he has no Arms, Clothing, or public Stores of any kind, these men of Capt. Gibsons, & Lieut. Lewisis at this place are in much want of clothing. I have received a suit of clothing per. Man, for two complete Companies but dont know whether I ought to give any part of it to these men who have drew before, or keep it for the...
10Enclosure: Proposed Arrangement of Recruiting Districts in Massachusetts, [5 March 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
In forming the districts & sub-districts for the recruiting service it will be necessary to have recourse to the census taken, by order of the government of the United States, in the year 1790. It will be found impossible to divide Massachusetts into four equal parts, without discarding many of the present boundaries of counties & towns, & substituting new & appropriate limits. Equality,...
11Enclosure: List of Quarter Supplies Necessary for the First Regiment, [22 October 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
150 Axes for felling and cutting wood 6 Board Axes 2 Cross cut saws 6 Hand saws 3 files for Saws 2 Grindstones 2 Jointing plane 2 Smothing or Jack planes 4 Adzes 2 Iron squares
12To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Burbeck, 18 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Michilimackinac [ Territory Northwest of the River Ohio ] June 18, 1799 . “I had the Honour of receiving your letter of the 16th of February.… The Fort is a very irregular work without Bastions or out works is situated on an eminence which completely commands the Harbour and Village its an extensive work and will require Five Hundred Men to completely man it. When I took possession, it was in...
13To Alexander Hamilton from Henry Burbeck, 26 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Michilimackinac [ Territory Northwest of the River Ohio ] October 26, 1799 . “… I beg leave to inform you that this Vessel is the last that can possibly come forward to this Post this year, and was expected would bring forward the Clothing for this Garrison, but not one article has arrived. The Winters here are very long and severe—and the want of Woolen Overalls, Shirts and Shoes will be very...
14Statement by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, [5 July 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
We the Subscribers do certify that Col Ebenezer Stevens was together with ourselves appointed by the Citizens of this City a Committee to devise and cause to be erected fortifications for its immediate Defence—that Col Stevens in the course of the execution of this trust was charged with a particular superintendence of the execution of the works and with a variety of details which occasioned...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Thomas Butler, 20 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
South West Point, Tennessee, August 20, 1799. “Permit me to inform you, that Capn. Jonathan Taylor of my Regt. has been recruiting in the town of Lexington (State of Kentucky) for some time past, his last return dated the 26th July ulto. reported forty Six Recruits, all destitute of Cloathing, Capn. Taylor observes, that if he had a supply of Cloathing, he could soon compleat his company.… I...
16General Orders, 16 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, May 16, 1799. States: “The following disposition of the two Regiments of Artillerists and Engineers has been adopted. Of the first Regiment, one battalion commanded by Major Rivardi is assigned to the Western Army, another Battalion commanded by Major Freeman is to garrison the posts in Georgia and South Carolina, another Battalion commanded by Major Ford is to garrison the posts in...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Philip Church, 12 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Albany, June 12, 1799. “… My Second Lieutenant went yesterday at New Burgh to bring up my Cloathing, which is there, so that, I shall certainly commence recruiting the latter end of this Week. I have seen some Soldiers from Niagara who have been discharged having served their time; one of them stays with me intending to enlist when I shall have received the Cloathing. In my conversation with...
18General Orders, 15 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
A pretention having been raised by some of the Contractors, to issue either fresh or salt meat to the Troops at their discretion Major General Hamilton thinks it proper, to declear his Sence that this pretention is unfounded and without an Express declaration in the Contract that the option is reserved to the Contractor, it must be understood that it is reserved to the public, it is expected...
19General Orders, 13 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Articles of War being obscore and unexplicit as to the power of appointing a General Court Martial, and it being very meterial that there shall be no doubt about the legalaty of the Constitution of a Court which is intrusted with the power of inflicting the highest punishment known in our Military Code, Major General Hamilton thinks it proper to declear the constitution of those Articles...
20To Alexander Hamilton from Abraham Ellery, 14 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Newport [ Rhode Island ] May 14, 1799 . “… Adjutant General North, in a letter, of the 30th. ult., did me the honor to offer me, the appointment of Assistant Adjutant Genl. and requests me to communicate to you, my answer, in case of acceptance. From a total inexperience of its duties, I felt a hesitation in making my determination, resulting from doubts of my adequacy to the employment, & it...
21General Orders, 1 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Major General Hamilton announces to the officers, of the Troops under his Command, the following regulations respecting Extra allowances to officers established by an act of the War department dated the 19th of December last. In all cases Where officers are detached on Services that oblige them to encur expences on the road and at places where there are not Military posts, except where the Law...
22General Orders, 28 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
As some difficulties have risen, and may hereafter arise, in consequence of its not being known, whether the general orders and forms issued from the Adjutant General’s office have been regularly received, it is in future directed, that the receipts of all general orders, all letters inclosing forms, or the alteration of forms, all letters containing new arrangements in material directions,...
23General Orders, 24 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Paymaster General having arrived and entered upon his functions at the seat of government, all muster and pay rolls are, hereafter, to be transmitted to him, instead of the office of the Adjutant General, until a Deputy Paymaster General shall have been appointed and announced to the troops. They are to be sent addressed to Caleb Swan, Esquire, Paymaster General, at Philadelphia, with the...
24General Orders, 20 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The general court martial of which Major Willcock was president, having convicted Joseph Perkins, a private soldier of the 1st regiment of artillerists and engineers of the crime of desertion, aggravated by that of liberating and taking off with him two prisoners confined under the sentence of a court martial for desertion, over whom he was sentinel, and having condemned him to suffer death:...
25To Alexander Hamilton from Nehemiah Freeman, 16 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Fort Jay [ New York ] October 16, 1799 . “… In August last I made out a return of clothing that would be due to my company on the first of the present month. The men … all are destitute of shirts, overalls, and shoes.… We claim arrearages of pay from the 30th. of June.” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Freeman was captain in the First Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers.
26To Alexander Hamilton from Caleb Gibbs, 30 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
[ Boston, September 30, 1799. On October 24, 1799, Hamilton wrote to Gibbs : “I have received your improper letter of the 30th. of September.” Letter not found. ] Gibbs, who had been an aide-de-camp to George Washington during the American Revolution, was an indefatigable office seeker. See Gibbs to H, January 16 , May 16, 1791 ; September 10, 1792 ; February 16 , June 24, 1793 ; January 31,...
27To Alexander Hamilton from Peter Goelet, 21 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the 21st. Augt: last I Enclosed You a Statement of the Ballance due on the Lands bought by General Schuyler, of the Trustees of the American Iron Company, with Interest to that day, Wishing to have that buseness in a Train so as to make a final Settlement when Mr Morris comes to Town, as his Stay generally is very short, but have not been favord with Your Answer, And shall be very Happy if...
28To Alexander Hamilton from Peter Goelet, 21 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Enclosed is a statement of the balance due on the Lands bought by General Schuyler of the Trustees of the American Iron Company with Interest to this day. When Mr. Morris comes to Town his stay is generally very Short. And as I wish to have the whole of the Company’s business in a train so as to make a final settlement of it before Mr Morris leaves the City I shall be exceedingly happy if You...
29To Alexander Hamilton from Louis Le Guen, 13 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
J’ai Eu L’honneur de vous Ecrire, Et plus depuis faire prïer par Mr. Stoughton, de M’envoyer Les Observations de Monsieur Tilghman, Les reponsès de Mrs. fitzimon Et Morris, et Votre Avis Sur Ce que Jaurait à faire. Voilla, cher Géneral, 19-Jours que Je les attand, pour me rendre a philadelphia. Jatribue Ce retard a vos fortes Occupations, et Néamoins Vous Suplie de me renvoyer Ses papiers et...
30To Alexander Hamilton from Josias Carvel Hall, 25 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Havre de Grace [ Maryland ] June 25, 1799 . “… Your order of the 15th explanatory of the Contractor’s agreement with the Secretary at War is very timely.… There are Complaints that the small Parts of Rations are not regularly supplied.… I was … much disappointed, when I arrived at Balt:, to find there was not an article of Quarter Master Stores, except Drums & Fifes & but a very partial Supply...