1To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 4 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It is with extreem reluctance that I trouble you with the following statement, respecting moneys expended for Public service by the officers of the 13 Regiment, whilst on the Recruiting service; and the delay, and embarrassment, they meet with in getting those accounts allowed, by not knowing where to apply for a settlement—In July last Genl. Huntington, (Agent for the War department,)...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 24 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
From the solicita tion —— Cadwell a Man of some resp —— the County of Hartford, I am ——— to your Honor that he has — enlisted into the 13th. Regiment one by the name of Matthew & the other Justus Cadwell, the first has served in the Western Army and has become a desolute charector, he is now a deserter from the Regt., the other appears to be a likely young man, is a Corporal in Capt. Miegs...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 20 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have had the Honor to recive your favour of the 11th appointing Capt. Miegs to take the place of Major Huntington, and he has Joined the Regiment agreeable to my directions— Major Ripley is anxious to obtain permission to leave Camp for a short time; and if the cair of the Regiment in his Absents cannot with propriety be confided to Capt. Meigs; I take the liberty to request leave to repair...
4To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 2 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been Honored with your favour of the 16th Decr. respecting the resignation of Major Huntington, and have directed Capt Meigs who is on the recruiting service to Join the Regiment by the 15 Inst.; if it should meet your approbation I wish he may be promoted to the rank of Major— Permit me my General to condole with you upon the melancholy event of the Death of our beloved and venerable...
5To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 12 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the Honor to acknowledge the recipt of your favour of the 5th. Inst. with the Rank of Officers inclosed, and have no perticular reasons to assign why it should not be established; at the same time I beg leave to observe that if you should Judge proper to place Lt. Waugh before Moseley, I believe it would give a great sattisfaction to the Regiment and answer as good a purpose to the...
6To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 10 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have been Hond. with your favours of the 29th Novr. & the 2nd Inst with its inclosures, which was Immediately forwarded to Doctr. Orton— John Williams the deserter mentioned in my letter of the 25th has been apprehended and is confined in Goal; I expect to send him with a number of recruits under the Command of a Sergeant to the Regiment this Week— As Major Huntington had never done any...
7To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 25 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On saturday last I had the Honor to recive your favour of the 15th. and have wrote Mr. Chew requesting him, as soon as possable to signify to the secretary of War that he declines his appointment—When the surgeon and mates was appointed to the Regiment the secretary directed, ( me (in case either of them should not accept) to recommend some other Gentlemen for the appointment; since which I...
8To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 1 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the Honor to inclose to you a list of the Officers in the 13th Regt with a concise statement of thier pretentions to Rank Viz—Capt. Meigs states that he served in the Continental Army as a first Lieut. from the 15th of Feby 1778 to the close of the War—Capt. Sanford, that he was a Sergt. five years in the Army and that he was discharged as such with the badge of Merit, and has since...
9To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 29 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is with regret that I have to inform your Honor that a number of desertions took place previous to the departure of the Regiment, and are as follows Viz—Bartlet Chamberlain, (a Soldier in Capt. Blakesleys Company), Six feet high, thirty five years of age, blew eyes, & brown hair—Ezra Hurd Nineteen years Old, five feet six Inches high, dark eyes, brown hair and dark complection, born at...
10To Alexander Hamilton from Timothy Taylor, 28 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On my return from Newhaven Saturday evening I had the Honor to recive your favour of the 23rd, and am happy that the reasons I assigned for being at Danbury were satisfactory; I should have mentioned them before, had I not expected every day to have been able to set of for Camp the next— I am informed by the Post Master in this Town that your letter of the 5th was not mailed in New York untill...