421To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 13 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letters of the 11. instant. You will be pleased to inform Captain Cole that the President has accepted his resignation, and that his pay and emoluments cease on the 20 instant I wrote you on the 21. August last respecting Samuel Winter Church a duplicate of which I enclose I am Sir with great respect Your obed servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress). There are...
422To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Cap Willing has informed me that he has addressed you with a view to obtain leave of absence from the U.S. for 1 2 months, and proposed to relinquish his pay and emoluments during his absence, and to leave his letter considered as a resignation in case the service should require his office to be filled at any time before his return. When Cap Willing spoke to me some time since upon this...
423To 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...
424To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose a copy of a Letter to me, from John King, the Contractor for District No. 2 including the Counties of Essex, and Morris, in the State of New Jersey, relative to an order issued by you, on the 15th. instant, directing the Contractors, to issue fresh meat to the military. five days in each week; together with a Copy of my answer, and an extract from the particular contract with Mr....
425To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 1 December 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
What is past and cannot be amended between friends had better be forgotten. Let it be so if you please. I am content. I have since your last reflected upon the policy & necessity of your replying to the answers to your animadversions on the character & conduct of the President, and incline to beleive that it would be wiser to suspend, for the present any further publication on the subject....
426To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 26 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letters of the 18 and 25, instant. I herewith transmit you the relative rank of the field Officers of the twelve additional regiments of Infantry as made out by the late Commander in Chief together with Copies of his letters and of the several papers referred to him. The letter from Colonel Read herein enclosed was not received until after the papers were returned by...
427To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 16 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received your letter of the 13th and one of the 14th. instant each inclosing a letter to Caleb Swan Esqr Paymaster left open for my perusal. Immediately upon receiving the first mentioned I wrote to Mr Swan a letter of which the enclosed is a Copy. It pains me exceedingly that either from the delay of the Officers in forwarding Muster and pay Rolls, a defective arrangement for forwarding the...
428To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is an extract of a letter from Governor St. Clair, dated Cincinnati the 26th of August ultimo, for your information. I have the honour to be with great respect, Sir, Your most obedt. Servant, ( LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of Congress).
429To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 6th inst. containing an extract of a letter from Colo Strong dated D’Etroit May 7th 1799 I have the honor to be, with great respect and esteem your Most Obt Hbl St ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress). Acknowledges H’s letter of June 6, 1799. Letter not found.
430To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 18 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of yesterday informing me of your return to New York. What I suggested might happen has been realized. The Senate yielded to the supposed momentum of public opinion, or some other agent as powerful, and passed the bill from the House of Representatives to suspend further inlistments for the twelve Regiments & 6 companies of cavalry. A feeble attempt was made in...