11To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 3 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor of receiving your favour of the 22d. Ulo., intimating the acceptance of Lieut Springs resignation. Doctor Barron began to render medical assistance at this post the second day of Decer. last. The enclosed letter and certificate I received from the frend of a Soldier in my regiment. The man was inlisted by Lieut Spring who has resignd. I have written to him for a Statement of...
12To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 25 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have communicated to Lieut Flagg this day your information that the President had accepted his resignation. There are a number of Soldiers in my regiment subject to fits, and are thereby rendered unfit for service. My Surgeon is of opinion they are incurable. Many of them are so sollicitous to obtain a discharge, they would gladly procure a man in their room. Would it not be adviseable to...
13Enclosure: 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
14To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 25 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeable to your directions, in conjunction with my Majors, I have proceeded to examine the claims of the officers of my regiment, and the result thereof will appear by the inclosed list which I have taken the liberty to make. It would be difficult to state to you, all the principles which governed us in the arrangements, in the application of some which we considered it our duty to...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 6 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Since my communication on the subject of the relative rank of my officers, I have become considerably acquainted with them. On a review of the arrangement proposed—If the apparent military Merits of my officers were to be my guide—I should propose the advancement of Captain Mackay to number five or Six among the Captains. And from some hints, I hear he has droped, I suspect he will not serve,...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 25 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Pursuing the System of Œconomy which you laid down as the rule of my conduct & which I think I have invariably made my guide—as soon as the fuel was consumed on the ground which was within the limits I had hired, for the purpose of erecting the hutts—I ventured to purchase a small lot of five or Six acres at about one and a half mile from our ground—and conceiving it better for the troops to...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 13 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favour of the 23rd ulto.; inclosing a list of the officers who are to compose my Regiment, distributed into companies. I delayed not to convene as many of my officers as could be assembled expeditiously for the purpose of electing a paymaster. A plurality of the votes were in favour of Lieutenant Robert Duncan. The choice met my approbation,...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 9 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I arrived at this place the 23d ulto with the recruits belonging to the 14th. Regiment, a return of whom I enclose. The Tools did not arrive in time to enable me to enter on the hutts before the 28th—but by the exertions of both the officers & Men we shall have sufficient for the non Comissd Officers and soldiers completed in another week. Those for the non commissiond Officers & privates...
19To 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...
20To 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...