31From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 2 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will immediately on the receipt of this forward so much Cloathing and Quarter Masters Stores to the detachment of the fourth regiment stationed at Staunton Virginia, formerly under the command of Major Bradley, now under Captain Brock, as will, together with what you have already forwarded, be sufficient for the Cloathing of four complete Companies. with true consideration I am Sir ( Df ,...
32From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The time is near at hand when the troops composing the additional regiments may move from their present stations for the purpose of being encamped. You will therefore take care that they be provided with all articles which they may want for the purpose. Knowing the supplies that have been forwarded from time to time you will be able to ascertain what articles are necessary to make up the...
33From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 1 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I observe, from the returns that have been sent me, that woo the requisite supply of woolen overalls has not been forwarded to the several regiments— As I have to request your particular attention to this subject as the season is rapidly approaching when those overalls will be necessary to the troops. Major Bradley of the fourth regiment who is superintending a recruiting party at Staunton has...
34From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will forward, without delay, to Lieut Richmond acting Paymaster and Quarter Master to the detachment at Benington under the command of Major Bewell, Clothing sufficient for two more full companies, one of the second, and another of the third regiment— ( Df , in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
35From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 17 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Major Adlum informed me that that part of Captain Shoemake r’s Company which formerly composed Lt. Boote’s detachment is in great want of Clothing, some of the men being almost naked. A return of the articles wanted was sent to Col. Stevens, and I take it for granted that that Officer forwarded it to you. If however you should not have received it, you make take for your calculation a body of...
36From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 4 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will furnish, to the Order of Major Freeman of the first regiment of Artillerists, Clothing for a full company. — This officer is now at Fort Johnston in S Carolina. You will inform me of the Arrangement which you may take for fulfilling the object of this letter— A regiment of Artillerists consisting of four Sergeant Majors, four Quarter Master Sergeants, sixty four sergeants, sixty four...
37From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 28 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I send you for your information an extract from Col. Bentley’s letter of the nineteenth of this month— “The Pay Master General informs Me of the receipt of a Hhd containing two hundred coats without either letter or invoice. It must have been a Considerable length of time in it’s Passage, as it appears to have touched at Baltimore and at Petersburg”— With great consn I am ( Df , in the...
38From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 25 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I request a ret particular and exact return of the articles of every kind which have been actually sent forward for the use of the twelve additional Regiments or any of them shewing the quantity are of each article for each Regiment and the places to which respectively sent. With great consideration I am Sir Yr. Obed Sr— ( ADfS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
39From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 21 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received from Mr Banger a letter of the 13. instant inclosing a return of Cloathing in the Store at Philada. I would wish that the returns may in future designate the supplies from time to time furnished to the troops particularising the Corps— Let the next return shew what has been heretofore furnished to the twelve additional Regiments— (Copy, in the handwriting of Philip Church,...
40From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 13 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 10th. inst. is now before me. The model of the Cavalry Coat has been sent in to the Secy. of War, to whom you will app ly for instructions relative to your doubts as to the other part of the Cloathing; he having hitherto directed that part of the business and — of course being in possession of more accurate informati on respecting the quantity wanted ordered— I am infinitely...