1To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 3 [July] 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
By the inclosed you will see the state of the business with regard to the supply of the Soldiers of the 12th. Regiment with fresh Provisions— The Contractor declares by his Answer to me, that he will furnish fresh meat, but once in four days, instead of five days in Seven which your order directs. If I had not the feelings of a man , I should think it policy, and duty as an Officer, to rivet...
2To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 1 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that the Court-martial has proceeded untill there is no business before it— And am, With all consideration Your Obdt. ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
3To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 23 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to your request, before ten OClock this morning, I saw Lieutentant Dwight at his Lodgings No. 28 Front, or Water Street: At the Sign of Ferdinand Reading—The Man is dead, but Mrs Reading, occupies the Home. I called him aside; expressed surprize at his not having yet gone to Camp. He said he should go on Monday next, having received your positive orders; although he had not received...
4To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 24 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor, ’tho’ with much regret, to inform you, that the recruiting-Service is still greatly impeded by circumstances which I cannot controul—Captain Kissam is in such ill health as almost to be despaired of—His only Lieutenant is the Paymaster, & Cloathier, of the Regiment, who of course cannot leave town—Lieut. Ladley of the 2d Regiment, who has volunteered his Services, is at...
5To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 26 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor this moment to receive your letter relative to the ill-treatment &ca of a Mr Lowrie from the recruiting party at Brooklyn— And as I hope “there is no man more sensible of the importance and necessity of preventing, and repressing injuries and outrages from the military to our fellow Citizens,” than my self, shall in person make enquiry this afternoon, and pursue every measure...
6To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 8 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
When I last spoke to You about the Appointment of Lieutenant, William Laidlie, to a command in the twelfth Regiment, You went so far as to say You would consider of it. He accepted of an Appointment in the 2d. Regiment of a 2d Lieutenancy—but has not Yet recd a Commission. From the Sollicitations of his friends as well as other considerations, he would be very glad of a transfer to our...
New York, December 12, 1799 [ –January 6, 1800 ]. Has remained in New York to superintend the recruiting service following the departure of Lieutenant Colonel William S. Smith and the Twelfth Regiment for winter quarters in New Jersey. Complains of “absolute want of every article” of clothing for recruits and in postscript dated January 6, 1800, states: “that the men are destitute of Shoes ,...
8To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 30 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
At our Rendezvous are Majr. Willcocks—Lieutent. Paymaster Smith—Lieut. Hoffman Lieut. Quarter Master Ludlow, Lieut. Wands—Adjut. Cox At Bedford, Capn. Courtlandt—At New York Capn Patterson—& Lt. Le Ro y L ivingston. At Brooklyn Lieut Laidlie, of th e 2nd R egt. Colonel Smith within three Miles of the Rendezvous— As to the three Deserters from Capn. Pattersons Company. I should suppose they...
9To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks [16 April 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
Business of much moment to me, (the risk of four thousand dollars) and which involves Colls. Troup, & Giles, requires my personal Attendance here for perhaps ten or fifteen days, exclusive of some considerations for my Younger Children—The Particulars if You please , I would detail at a personal Interview— If therefore it can be supposed, that the Regiment which from which I have been detached...
10To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 27 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Immediately upon the receipt of your communication respecting the Affair with Mr. Lowrie at Brooklyn, I went over: and upon the examination of a number of Witnesses, found the Substance of the business to be as follows, That a Chimney Sweep of Mr Lowries had ran away—That he was taken up by the Sergeant; who kept and maintained him best part of a day and night; intending on the afternoon of...