1To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 13 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letters and packages containing Orders and directions for recruiting, together with twenty three pamphlets of Rules and regulations respecting the recruiting service, with ten copies of Baron de Stuben came to hand this day and shall be attended to with all possible dispatch. My place of residence being at Hanover more than one hundred miles from this place is the reason of my not...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 25 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Pursuant to your directions, I have convened the Officers of the 16th. United States’ Regiment, at this place, who, by a majority of voices, have nominated Samuel Parker of Exeter, in Newhampshire, a 2d. Lieut. in said Regiment, for their Paymaster. I have, likewise, written, and informed Jacob Sheaff, Esq. of Portsmouth, Agent for the War Department, of the nomination, and Ordered Lieut....
3To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 26 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Having, in concert with Majors Timo. Darling and Cornelius Lynde, of the 16th. Regiment, which I have the honor to command, deliberated on the relative rank of the Officers, as proposed in the list, with which I have been furnished, I beg leave, in concurrence with their opinion, to submit to Major General Hamilton, the following alteration, viz. That No. 10. against the name of Capt. Josiah...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 26 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Having observed that the Secretary of War has, of late, practiced sending the form of the oath prescribed by law, to each Officer, with his letter of appointment, which oaths have been generally taken, subscribed and returned with the Letters of acceptance, which was not the case with the Officers of this Regiment, who were first appointed, a question arose in my mind, whether it were proper...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 27 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In compliance with your request, I beg leave to propose Exeter to your consideration , as a substitute for Dover , for our regimental rendezvous, and submit to your consideration the following statement and reasons, viz. Exeter and Dover are nearly equal as to population, both situated at the head of navigation, on two seperate branches of Piscataqua River. The expence of transportation to &...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 27 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
As several vacancies are probably about to be made, by the appointments of staff-officers, in my Regiment, permit me to recommend, respectfully, to your consideration, as Candidates for filling the same, Mr. Cyrus Perkins of Lyme, in this state, & Mr. Daniel Conner of Exeter— The former is a young gentleman of public education, of pleasing manners, of unblemished morals, of a strong mind,...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 18 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The recruiting service has commenced and is rapidly progressing in the sixteenth Circle. Contractors have been engaged to furnish the necessary supplies of provisions &c but, as I am informed have not been furnished with the means. I find it necessary in order to facilitate the recruiting business to permit recruiting parties under certain restrictions to travel into different parts of their...
8To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 14 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received by this day’s mail your letters of the twenty seventh and twenty eighth of Augt. with the enclosed papers addressed to me at Exeter. I have not been able to complete my first Return, on account of not having received the weekly returns from Rhode Island, and one of the companies in New Hampshire. I have called on the delinquents, and shall forward my first return by next mail. The...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 21 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received via Portsmouth Your letters of the seventh Inst as also the one of the tenth enclosing a list of clothing forward on for the use of the sixteenth Regt. The recruiting business is very successful and the clothing has arrived very timely I have the honor to be with very great respect sir your obedient sert ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
10To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 27 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Unless the Pay Master of the 16th. Regiment has been sup furnished with a second supply of Bounty Money I believe it will be wanted soon—I have distributed nearly all that was sent on in the first instance and am informed by some of the Captains that they shall soon be out—If I may be indulged I would inquire whether it is expected that the recruits now raising for the 16th. Regt. will be...