1To Alexander Hamilton from John Bishop, 25 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you of my Arrival at Bristol last evening, with eighty two recruits, very bare of Clothing, I find it difficult to get Provisions as the Contracter has not had previous notice of my coming on, I shall write to Mr. Gunkle in the Morning, And expect to be furnished while I continue hear—We are anxcious to get on to head quarters, and do not know whether I shall...
2To Alexander Hamilton from John Bishop, 25 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
There is three Months Pay due the Men recruited by Lieut. Hancock, they are very anxious to get it, and seem to place it to my neglect, a part of them are at present transfer’d to Captain Eddins’s Company—I wrote Lieut. Meminger some time since to know the reason it was not sent on— The following is a true copy of his Answer on that subject, I made it my business to enquire respecting the pay...