11Enclosure: Distribution of Massachusetts’ 14th Circle into Subdistricts, [28 April 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
Names of the Officers Superintending the Subdistricts Numbers of the Subdistricts The Principal Town or the Rendezvous of the Subdistricts Officers Superin-Tending Districts Plan of District Rendezvous Captain Ashmun No. 1 Pittsfield } Major Walker Springfield Captain Phelps No. 2 Great Barrington Captain Babbitt No. 3 Springfield
12To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 29 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Duncan, my Pay Master was unable to compleat his bond in season for this days mail, I enclose it now for tomorrows, to be submitted to the Secretary at war. I requested in a former letter your directions respecting the Person to whom his bond was to be given, but have not had the honor of receiving your answer thereto. In your favour of the 15th you constitute me the judge of the...
13To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 23 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In your favour of the 4th you have expressed your assent, that a change in the association of the Officers, might be made for good reasons. On a more mature consideration of the Division of my circle into subdistricts, from the information I have obtained, I am led to fix on Brookfield as the rendevous of a subdistrict; I am confident it will be more beneficial for the recruiting service, the...
14To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 24 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
By your favour of the 9th you have given me a latitude to exercise my judgment, in entering on the recruiting service or not, previous to the arrival of the cloathing, as I shall judge expedient. I have this day issued my orders for the officers to enter on that service, & I hope it will not be long before the cloathing arrives; I think a district deposit & issue thereof the best mode & the...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 23 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have visited Taunton, Dighton, & Sommerset for the purpose of selecting the most eligible spot for a regimental rendezvous; I am decidedly in favour of Sommerset: It not only embraces the objects which induced you to fix on that spot, but is besides a most healthy situation, in the neighbourhood of a fertile country, abounding with provisions and sufficiently retired, to afford ample...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 8 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your several favours of the 18th. 19th. & 24th. ulto. I have received. I have sent my Quarter Master to Springfield for the arms & have directed him to distribute them to the several companies at their rendesvous, many of which are in the vicinity of Springfield, & will save thereby considerable expence to the public for transportation to the regimental rendesvous. I do not yet find that any...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 31 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your several favours of the 14th, and the 22d instant I have recvd. Severe indisposition of body and deep affliction for the loss of my eldest Son prevented my acknowledging the receipt of the former untill now. I communicated to Capt. Ashmun your ideas, and my opinion on the several subjects of his letter. I have advised Lieut Samuel W. Church this day of the acceptance of his resignation by...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 6 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I am sorry to be under the necessity (in conformity with the directions given in the 34th article, in the recruiting instructions), to report to you the desertion of Six recruits, from the district rendezvous at Taunton. I enclose the list forwarded me by Major Winslow who commands there. He writes me, they had expressed some uneasiness at not receiving the remaining four dollars of their...
19To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 22 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have devoted my personal service during the last week intirely to the object of winter quarters for the troops. I had not considered it so difficult to find & obtain a proper position, as on tryal it appeared to be. Many were eligible, as embracing partial advantages, some which comprehended all could not be obtained of the owners at any price, others at so exorbitant ones, that I at once...
20To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 23 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On my arrival at this place application was made to me for the discharge of two recruits, being inlisted as was alledged before they were eighteen years old. Capt. Ashman with whom they engagd. in July, says they assured him they were 18. By certificates from the records of the Towns, which they produce to me, one of them, Asa Chamberlin was seventeen the 9th of last April. The other William...