481To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 14. instant I have no objection to the appointment of Lieutenant Walker to the Office of Paymaster of the Sixth regiment of Infantry— The supply of Clothing for the regiment has been ordered to Wilmington to the address of Griffith J McRee Esqr. and instructions given to him by the Quarter Master General to deliver them to the order of the Paymaster of the...
482To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is represented to me that there are Barracks, and other public Buildings, heretofore used as Stores, and Work-Shops, but capable of being converted into Barracks, near the Borough of Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania, which would commodiously quarter three Regiments. Repairs were ordered to the Roofs of these buildings some time since, to save them from premature decay. I purpose...
483To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The President has been pleased to make the following appointments. viz— Thirteenth Regiment Joseph Trowbridge Surgeon. Timothy Peirce Mate John Spaulding ditto Fourteenth Regiment Charles Blake Surgeon Luther Stearns Mate Josiah Dwight ditto Fifteenth Regiment. Oliver Mann Surgeon Jonathan White Mate
484To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 21 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Lieutenant Samuel W. Church of Captain Ashmuns Company in the fourteenth regiment of Infantry has requested permission to resign his Office and has presented circumstances which have induced to the granting of his request. You will be pleased to cause to be signified to him that his resignation is accepted and inform me of the date of the said Notification. I am Sir with great respect Your...
485To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 21 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Doctor Samuel Osborne having requested a Copy of the proceedings of the Court Martial held on his case, I have to request that you would as soon as it can be spared transmit me the same, that I may furnish him therewith—or cause him to be furnished with a copy. I am Sir Your obed servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
486To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 23 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The selecting of fit characters to nominate to the President to fill the Offices of Surgeon and Surgeons Mates for the Twelfth regiment having been referred to you I enclose recommendations in favour of John H. Douglas—from S. Stringer. Jas. Cochran & C. R Yates which I received this morning. These you will please to return— I have the honor to be with great respect Sir Your obedient servant (...
487To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 30 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 28. instant, informing that General Wilkinson had mentioned to you that the Second and third Regiments are destitute of Surgeons, that he particularly recommended James Boyd Junr and Samuel Hayes as Mates, and that the Troops have suffered severely from the want of medical men. It has always been a rule with me, the moment I was apprized that any garrison or...
488To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 28. instant inclosing an application by Mr. Fisher for the Office of Deputy Quarter Master and also one for that of Surgeon— Mr. Fisher may be informed that Quarter Masters whether Deputies to Armies other than that in which the Quarter Master General shall serve or to divisions of an Army or Brigade must be taken from the line of the Army. I have the honor...
489To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 31 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The following papers are transmitted for your information vz.* I have the Honour to be with great respect &c *Copy of a letter from Govr St Clair to the Secy of War dated Cincinnati 22 July 1799. Extract of one do to do dated Cincinnati 5 Augt 1799. Copy of one do from Govr St Clair to the Chiefs of the difft. Nations of Indians, on the Mississippi & Wabash—3 Augt 1799 Copy of a letter from...
490To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I had directed Colonel Francis Mentges, on the 17 Ulto. to proceed to Carlisle in the State of Pennsylvania and survey, and report to me, the state of the Barracks, and o ther public buildings, heretofore used as stores or work shops, (as capable of conversion, as represented to me, at small expence, into barracks) at, or near that borough; whether they could be fitted, to afford commodious...
491To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 3 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 31. August, this morning, informing me that you had lately received pressing applications from various quarters, particularly from Colonel Hall, for a supply of Horseman’s tents—You will find by the returns made to you, that the full complement of Horsemans tents have been long since forwarded to the 7th. 8th. 10th. and 11th Regiments, that all the other...
492To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 4 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Since my letter of yesterday I have received a letter from James Miller agent of the Quarter Master General, of which the enclosed is a Copy, by which it appears the complement of Tents for the Ninth Regiment of Infantry have been forwarded to Baltimore I have the honor to be with great respect Your obedient servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; Df , partially in McHenry’s...
493To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 5 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On referring to the return for Cloathing transmitted in your letter of the 22d. August Ultimo, I find that it does not designate the number of the Infantry regiment to which the Troops at each Garrison belong, consequently it will not enable the Storekeeper to make up the quantities for each according to the number of the regiment. I request this omission may be supplied as soon as possible— I...
494To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 6 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 28th Ulto refering to one of the 27th July last. The necessity of first providing clothing for the twelve new Regiments of Infantry, previous to furnishing additional recruiting parties, has been the reason for hitherto not acting thereon. As the wants of those Regiments are in a great measure supplied, I shall give directions to have delivered to the Quarter...
495To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 7 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed papers are transmitted for your information—vizt Extract of a letter from Governor St Clair, dated 12 Augt 1799. Copy of Indian information to Capt Mclean of the British at Amherstburgh dated 19 July 1799. Copy of a letter from Govr. St Clair to the Chiefs of the Shawanese at the Ottawa Towns—1 Augt. 1799— I am with great respect Sir Your obedt Servant ( LS , letterpress copy,...
496To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 7 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you a Copy of a letter of the 31. Ultimo received this morning from Major Timothy Darling of the Sixteenth Regiment of Infantry setting forth that there has not been a sufficient number of Coats and Vests sent to him to accommodate the recruits already enlisted— As Clothing for this regiment was forwarded to Colonel Stevens to be distributed agreeably to your orders you will direct...
497To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 9 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I herein enclose you a Copy of the orders that have been given for forwarding the Clothing to the posts on the lakes and on the Mississippi—The Clothing for Presque Isle and Fort Washington was some time since directed to be forwarded I am Sir with great respect Your obedient Servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of Congress),...
498To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed letters, were transmitted to me, by Dwight Foster Esquire, under cover of a letter to me, from himself, dated Brookfield the 23d. ulto. As Mr. Foster appears to be warmly interested in favour of William Richardson, whose discharge from the army is solicitted, and a delay has been occasioned, by inattention on my part to the application, I have to request, you will, as soon as...
499To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 10 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I last evening received a letter dated the 7th. instant from the Superintendant of Military Stores, enclosing papers exhibitting charges against the United States for materials and fitting up the Hats of the 7th. Regiment of Infantry, and a Draft on the purveyor by Colonel Bentley Commandant, expressed to be for binding and looping Seven hundred and four Soldiers Hats. I enclose a copy of my...
500To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 11 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I inclose twenty four copies, of a Contract, entered into with James OHara Esquire, for supplying rations, to the troops, on the North Western Frontiers, Mississippi, in Tennessee, Kentucky, and on the Tombigbee. You will please communicate them to such Persons, as it may be necessary, to inform particularly of the Contract. I am Sir with great respect your obedient servant ( LS , Hamilton...
501To 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).
502To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose you letters of appointment for Samuel Finley as Surgeon—John H. Douglas and Samuel Davis as Surgeons Mates and Israel Loring, Joseph Herkemer Jacob Mancius, Nathaniel Smith, Conrad Kip and Tobias V. Kuyler as Second Lieutenants in the Twelfth Regiment of Infantry— You will be pleased to have them forwarded to those Gentlemen respectively— I have no information respecting the...
503To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I forwarded by yesterdays mail the letters for Major Adlum and the Commanding Officer at Fort Mifflin, which were enclosed in your letter of the 10. September instant— I am Sir with great respect Your obedient Servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of Congress).
504To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I inclose you a letter from Captain John Bishop dated the 9 instant, with a copy of my answer thereto. You will be pleased to take such order respecting its contents, as to you may appear expedient. I need not observe, that when cloathing or other articles are wanted for any portion of the army, there must be a regular requisition for them, by the proper officer, founded upon returns. I have...
505To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letter of the 14th instant, is received. You request, at the instance of General Wilkinson, for the endowment of Fort Adams on the Mississippi, four ten inch mortars, two eight and an half inch howitzers, six twenty four, six twelve and four nine pounders. The latter of iron, with ammunition for a siege of six months, and suggest the propriety of transporting this ordnance by water via...
506To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 17 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I enclose a copy of a Memorial from sundry persons, all of whom I suppose to be engaged in Trade in the North Western Territory—and of a letter from David Ziegler dated Cincinnati 10th. of June last, on the subject of what the memorialists consider an injurious system of monopoly of Trade, occasioned by the Military Orders or Regulations of the Commanding General of the Western Army. I pray...
507To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 18 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is a Copy of a letter dated to day from the Secretary of the Navy relative to a Guard for certain french Prisoners arrived at Baltimore in the Montezuma—I pray you to pay the most immediate attention to the request it contains With great respect I have the honor to be Sir Your most obedt servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers,...
508To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Having received information that a number of Cockades and Eagles have been received into the public store I this morning gave orders for a full supply to be forwarded for the Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth and Sixteenth regiments, and shall immediately direct those for the other Regiments to be sent to them respectively— I am Sir with great respect Your obed. Servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers,...
509To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 20 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 14 instant and have directed Clothing for a full company to be forwarded for Captain Jonathan Taylor by the route you mentioned—and Mr. Hodgdon has informed me that he will have it sent off without delay I am Sir with great respect Your obed humble servant ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LS , letterpress copy, James McHenry Papers, Library of...
510To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 21 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letters—vz 1 of the 13, 1 of the 17, 2 of the 18, and 3 of the 19 of September instant. I have no objection to Lieutt. Long as Adjutant, and Carleton Walker as Paymaster, to the 6 Regiment of Infantry. Your letter of the 19 received this morning contains the first intimation I recollect, relative to these selections. You mention a Doctor Cutlar as Surgeon for the same...