1To John Adams from Alexander Adams, 15 April 1799 (Adams Papers)
I hope you will pardon the Trouble I give you in thus Adressing you: But a Reliance on your good Nature, from your exalted Situation in Life and publick Caractar, with the Nature of this Address, will: I hope plead my Excuse— I have been informed that my Wifes Brother Samuel Miller, a Cabinet maker or House Carpenter; Died in Philadelphia sometime past; And whether he made a will or not I...
2To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 15 April 1799 (Adams Papers)
By the decease of Robert Chesley, the offices of Surveyor and Inspector of the Port of St. Mary’s in the district of Nanjemoy in the State of Maryland, have become vacant. The names of Robert Chesley, son of the deceased, and William Hebb, are presented in the papers which I have the honour to enclose.—The weight of recommendation by Col. Howard of the Senate, Charles Caroll of Carrollton...
3Circular to the Commandants of Regiments, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is a question whether it will be most adviseable to distribute the Cloathing for your Regiment among the several sub districts to be furnished to the recruits as they shall be raised or to deposit the whole either at the Regimental Rendezvous or at the place which you shall fix as the rendezvous of each district. As the right decision of this question may depend in part upon circumstances...
4To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
War Department, April 15, 1799. “I have received your favour of the 13th instant. The arrangement of sending the recruiting money, in the first instance to the Regimental Paymasters, instead of through an Agent to them, avoids a Commission of One per Cent generally to the Agent for paying the money to the Paymaster, and doubling the Accounts for the same object in the Accountants Books. Hence...
5To Alexander Hamilton from James Wilkinson, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is in consequence of an order from the Minister of War received on the 4th. Inst., that I have now the Honor to begin my correspondence with you. Accustomed to the frankness of a Soldier, nothing less than the fear of incurring the imputation of adulation or of impertinence could prevent the expression of my feelings on the occasion, but altho I wave professions, I may express the high...
6To Alexander Hamilton from George Davis, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
late in the month of January last, I was applied to by Major Hoops, to take charge, of the hospital, at Fort Jay; I had been informed that a permanent Marine & Military Hospital, would in all probability, be established on the Island; I enquired the rank, and pay to which I was entitled, should I consent, and was answered that it was a Surgeons Mate; as I would not willingly accept a permanent...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Josias Carvel Hall, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the Presumption that Major Beal was better acquainted with District allotted him than I am, It was refered to him generally to subdivide it into Company Quarters. I have just now received his Report, in answer to my two Letters. Major Hopkins’ has been in hand some Days. Major Beal’s Battalion Rendezvous, George Town Port Tobacco { St Marys & Charles } County Annapolis { Calvert &...
8To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Mr Rhea has this moment put into my hands the inclosed, being copy of the contract for Woodbury. This closes the contracts for the state of Jersey. The Cloathing for Jersey is in readiness, buttons excepted which are under way yours will it not be proper to furnish the Lt. Col Ogden with copies of the co ntra cts? ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing a contract for supplies...
9From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I request that you will with the — send me a return of the articles of Cloathing in Store and a similar return weekly that I — as a guide in conducting the recruiting service. With consideration I am Sir Yr Obed Sr— ( ADf , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
10From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 15 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, April 15, 1799. “… A letter from General Washington of the 10th. instant has this passage ‘Not an officer in this state has yet received his Commission to the great dissatisfaction of all and relinquishment of many, who would no longer remain in a state of suspense and idleness.’ There is a strong impatience in the officers every where to have their commissions. It seems to me that...