21To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 4 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your favour Circular of 17th Sept. I have receivd. I hope & trust the suggestions therein of the incautious remarks of officers were not applicable to any of my regiment. I am too sensible of the use which would be made by the soldiery of such remarks from their officers, not to have instantly checked them. You request of me a very accurate & special report of the quantity and quality of all...
22To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 8 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I am thus far on my way to Oxford in compliance with the instructions contained in your favour of the 17th. ult. I had agreed for the use of the land & the wood at the price I mentioned electional with Government to take it or not. The owner was then averse to selling the soil—perhaps I shall now be able to agree with him for the soil. I trust it is your intention that on my compleating the...
23To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 14 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I repaired to Oxford, where I entered into an agreement for the lease of the land of which I made mention in my letter of the 22d Ulto. The owner Mr John Nichols engages to lease to the United States, the whole of said lot described by certain metes & bounds, estimated to contain fifteen acres for the purpose of erecting hutts thereon & for quartering troops therein the two ensuing winter...
24To 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...
25Enclosure: Proposed Arrangement of the Officers in the 14th Regt., [25 October 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
Captains No 1 John Hastings 8 2 Ephraim Emery 1 3 Simeon Draper the 9th 10 4 Thomas Chandler 2 5 Phineas Ashmun 3 6 Nathaniel Twing 4 7
26To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 26 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
As by your favour of the 19th ultimo I am requested to select & nominate two persons, whom I should prefer to be appointed Cadets. I now do myself the honor of solliciting that appointment for Mr Edward Le Britton Wilson whom I have named before & Mr Joseph Stickney—a very genteel young man of the Town of Worcester in the Common Wealth—as the two whom I prefer. With great esteem I am Sir yr...
27To 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,...
28To 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...
29To Alexander Hamilton from Nathan Rice, 20 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your favour of the 5th. instant circular I have received. My influence to induce the consent of the Soldiers to appropriate part of their pay in the purchase of Articles of convenience and ornament shall be made. Half gaiters are very necessary both for ornament & convenience. Socks also or Stockings are greatly needed, for the socks allowed by Government can not be made usefull, they are so...
30Enclosure: [List of Military Appointments], [20 November 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
Captains 1 Ephraim Emery appointd Jany 10th. 1799 1 2 Thomas Chandler do do 2 3 Simeon Draper do do ☞ 7 4 Nathaniel Twing do