511To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 23 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In your letter of the 28. Ultimo you say “Colonel Bentley likewise informs me that Lt. Crump of his regiment has resigned and proposes McCall as a proper person to fill the Vacancy ” —Mr. McCalls recommendation is already before you— In your letter of the 13. September is enclosed an extract of a letter from Colonel Bentley of the 26. August of which the following is part. “Permit me to...
512To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 24 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received this morning a letter from the President, dated the 18th. instant, with the inclosed pardon of Andrew Anderson, a Soldier of the Garrison at Fort Sargent on the Mississippi, who was sentenced, at a General Court Martial, held at that Post, on the 22 d. day of November 1798, to be hanged by the neck to death for a breach of the first article of the sixth section of the Rules and...
513To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 26 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received this morning the following letters, viz one of the 24th. instant, inclosing proceedings of a General Court Martial, one of the 24th. instant, respecting Winter Quarters on the Potomack—one of the 25th. instant, informing that you had fixed upon Greenbrook for the Winter Quarters of the 11th. 12th. and 13th. regiments, and one of the 25th. instant, stating that Call is the name...
514To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 28 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is a Copy of a letter from the Accountant of the War Department, containing his information relative to the Claims upon due bills held by the first Regiment— I am with great respect Sir your obt Servt ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing William Simmons to McHenry, September 28, 1799 (copy, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
515To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you Copies of two Contracts entered into with Elias B Dayton for the supply of the Troops in the State of New Jersey—one of them for the remainder of the present year and the other for the year One thousand eight hundred— I am Sir with great respect Your obedient servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers,...
516To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
You will perceive from the enclosed report by Mr. Thomas Billington that the new uniform Coat proposed for the Cavalry will cost the United States One dollar and seventy five Cents per Coat more than the established uniform. Unless there are some strong inducing considerations with you for preferring the new I shall give orders to the Purveyor to proceed in having a sufficient number of Coats...
517To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In answer to your letter of the 1. October instant I inclose you copies of the Contracts for supplying the Troops in North Carolina for the present Year. You will find that they contain a provision for transportation. I cannot therefore think that the application has been made to the Contractor who certainly has received no instruction whatever from me. I suspect it has been to the person who...
518To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose for your information, copy of Instructions to Brigadier General Wilkinson dated the 22nd. March 1797, and copies of two letters, one dated the 2nd. August 1798, the other the 31st. January 1799. With great respect, I have the honor to be, Sir, your obedt. servant, ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of...
519To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just received the following letters viz. two of the Second, two of the third and one of the 4. of October instant. I shall make inquiry and inform you relative to the quantity of white Cloth on hand destined for Woollen Overalls for the Soldiers. Major Rivardi’s bill or draught, for the amount of the expences incurred in transporting the Troops from Oswego to Niagara and for the logs,...
520To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 7 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
By the tenth Article, of the Contract with E. B. Dayton, for supplying rations to all the military in New Jersey, for the residue of the current and all the year 1800, it is provided; “That at all stationary posts, proper store houses, shall be provided, on behalf of the Public, for the reception, and safe keeping, of the provisions, depositted from time to time, at such posts respectively,...
521To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed letter to me, from Colonel Adden, dated the 10th. instant, will inform you of his conceptions, relative to an application made, for the discharge of a Soldier of the name of William Langley, on the ground of his being an indented Apprentice. The Colonel appears to think the Indenture a nullity, not being signed (as he stated) by the boy himself—I however find an Indenture...
522To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In my letter to you of the 8. July Ultimo, I informed you that it might be proper as Fonda perhaps would have succeeded to the majority of the Twelfth regiment had the regulation transmitted to you in my letter of the Second of that month been promulged and relative to other circumstances, to give him the promotion, and that I should do so unless you advised otherwise— As you have not advised...
523To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 14. instant I have no objections to the appointment of Lieutenant House — as paymaster to the first regiment of Artillerists and Engineers—or to that of Lieutenant Memminger as Paymaster to the Second regiment—You will be pleased to give orders to have the Bonds required by law executed and transmitted to the Accountant of this department— I am Sir with great...
524To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 22 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It has been represented to me that to guard the Public Property and assist in carrying on the Buildings for a Laboratory and Magazines near Philadelphia under the Superintendance of Captain Elliott, that Twenty five Men are indispensible to answer these purposes and a whole Company in the Spring. Will you be pleased to direct this number to join Captain Elliott with a proper Officer and from...
525To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 24 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of 22d. Inst., in which you inform me that Lt. Rogers had declined the appointment of Paymaster to the Cavalry; and that you propose Lt. Simmons to be appointed in his stead. I have no Objections to Lieut. Simmons; he may therefore enter upon the duties of that Station as soon as he has executed the Necessary Bond. I am Sir, with great respect Your Obedient Servt. (...
526To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 24 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter dated the 23rd. instant this morning. On the 24th. April last, I advised you that the Services of Captain Elliott, who was then with his Company in Northampton County, were indispensible to make drafts for Cannon, and to superintend a Laboratory, which it was intended to commence without loss of time, and prayed you to direct Captain McClellan or some other Captain of...
527To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 25 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just received your letter of the 23rd. instant, respecting an unauthorized expence incurred by Col. Bentley in binding the Hats for the Soldiers of his Regiment. It is certainly by no means agreeable to oppose the admission of such Charges when incurred under the circumstances stated to me, and yet when it is recollected that your instructions to Col. Bentley were pointed and precise...
528To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 28 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you appointments for Joshua Tennison and Thomas Burk as Cadets in the eighth regiment of Infantry. They are the Gentlemen mentioned in your letter of the 12th. instant. and am with great respect Your obedient Servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of Congress). A note on the cover reads: "Filed."
529To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 29 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 27 instant. The letter to Captain Elliott therein contained has been forwarded—Your letter to the commanding Officer at Fort Mifflin enclosed in yours of the 25 instant has not been sent—I enclose you a letter of appointment for Charles Leonard as a Second Lieutenant in the 14. Regiment which you will be pleased to forward. I am Sir with great respect Your...
530To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 28 instant. Captain Edmund Taylor of the eighth regiment of Infantry accepted his appointment on the Tenth day of February 1799. His letter is dated Frederick County Virginia. I enclose you appointments for Thomas Burk and John Tennison as Cadets in Colonel Parkers regiment—they have been made out agreeably to the Certificates transmitted in your letter. You...
531To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you appointments for Oliver Emmerson and David J. Waters as Cadets in the fifteenth regiment of Infantry—which you will be pleased to have forwarded—They are the Gentlemen mentioned in your letter of the 3 October— I am Sir with great respect Your obed servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of Congress).
532To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is an extract of a letter from Captain James Taylor of the Sixth regiment commanded by Lt. Colonel James Reed dated Port of Beacon Island 1. October 1799. by which it would appear that your orders relative to exempting him from the ordinary duties of his Office has not been operative. I refer you to my letter of the 4. June and your letter in answer thereto dated the 5. June Ulto. I...
533To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed are Copies of several letters and papers which were contained in a Dispatch I received open, from the Commanding Officer on the Mississippi and Tombigbee Rivers, T. H. Cushing, addressed to Brigadier General Wilkinson, and afterwards delivered to that General, while he was at Trenton. In the letter marked No. 1. from Major Cushing to Brigadier Genl. Wilkinson dated Camp, Mulberry...
534To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed paper has been just handed to me by Governor Howell with a request that it might be forwarded to the persons who would settle the relative rank of the Officers of the eleventh regiment, it being supposed neces sary in order to determine the rank of Captains Brooks and Faulkner—Should you think it proper, you will transmit it accordingly— I have the honor to be with great respect...
535To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a Passport from the Secretary of State intended for the Vessel which is to carry the Ordnance and Military Stores to the Mississippi—You will be pleased to fill up the blanks with your own hand writing and transmit to me a Copy of the Passport, I have the honor to be with great respect Your obed servant— ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James...
536To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 8 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter of the 29th. ulto. prior to the returns of the Public Offices, from the City of Trenton, to the Seat of Government. As it presents objects of considerable expenditure, I thought it my duty to lay it before the President, and have since given to the subjects it embraces, an attentive consideration. You inform me, that General Wilkinson furnished estimates which you...
537To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose you a Copy of a report made by Colonel Lear to the Commander in Chief and which came to hand yesterday respecting quartering the Troops at Harpers ferry during the ensuing Winter— Dr. Hezekiah W. Bissell resides at Hartford in the State of Connecticut— I am Sir with great respect Your obed servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing Tobias Lear...
538To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Setgreaves of Easton has stated in a letter received since my arrival in Town, but which is mislaid, that he understands Captain Shoemaker is under marching orders; that he has advised a temporary suspension of his march, with a view to his being directed to remain; that the keeping a Company in that station would be desireable on many accounts, that the Inhabitants would prefer Shoemakers...
539To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a Warrant of appointment for Josiah Wright as a cadet in the eleventh regiment of Infantry which you will be pleased to have forwarded. The date has been filled up agreeably to the time mentioned in your letter— There are several letters from you before me on the subject of Cadets, and which have not been acted on owing to want of information when the services of the several...
540To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 12 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 30th. Ultimo enclosing a letter from Captain Adrian Kissam resigning his commission in the Army. You will be pleased to notify Captain Kissam that his resignation has been accepted—and inform me of the time it should take effect that it may be entered in the books of the Office. Your information respecting Captain Kirklands rank shall be attended to— I have...