1From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 21 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
New York, June 21, 1799. “… In answer to your letter of the 8th Inst. There is no doubt that minors who have arrived at the age of eighteen and who are not Apprentices may and ought to be inlisted and retained in the service without the consent of any other persons.…” Copy, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
2From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 19 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Herewith is a letter for the Paymaster of your Regiment. It contains money towards the prosecution of the Recruiting Service. You will please to see that it is safely delivered to him. All further directions for the commencement of the Recruiting Ser vice pursuant to your general instruct ions will lie with you. And your care an d diligence are counted upon. With consideration I am Sir Yr obed...
3From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 29 April 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have heretofore informed you that money and Cloathing for your Regiment would be forwarded to Messrs Phelps and Sanford of New Haven. Jedediah Huntington Esq of New London has been instructed by the Secretary of War to take arrangements by Contract or otherwise for supplying the Troops as they shall be raised with Provisions and Quarter Master’s Stores. You will inform him of the several...
4From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 3 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received yours of the 29 April and am very well satisfied with the distribution you have made of the Officers. the Bond no doubt will be satisfactorry with true consideration I am Sir Your obed Servt. ( Df , in the handwriting of Philip Church, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
5From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 29 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Yr. letter of the 27th. inst. I have recd. and have forwarded to the Secretary of War Your recommendation of the Gentlemen to fill the vacancies in the 13th. Regiment together with my own request that they may be adopted— Your I am content with your plan— With consideration &c. (Copy, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
6From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 24 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The inclosed letter from to the Paymaster of your Regt. contains I presume an order for a farther Supply of money. I request that it may be carefully forwarded and that you will acknowledge the rect. of it I am With great consideration &c (Copy, in the handwriting of Ethan Brown, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
7From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 24 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I am advised by the Secy. of War that Mr. Williams Storekeeper at Springfield has been directed to furnish to the Quarter Master of your regiment 680 stands of arms and as many Gun Worms. If they have not been received you will take the proper measures to obtain them. He likewise informs me that Col: Jeremiah Wadsworth at Hartford has been requested to provide for your Regiment, to be likewise...
8From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 3 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have written to the Secy. of War agreably to the suggestion of your letter of the 26th. of June, respecting Abijah Fenn. It is to be lamented that the most circumspect men are apt to have too much facility about recommendations. Warned by this instance it is hoped he you will in future not present a candidate without personal knowledge or inquiry through various Channels— With great...
9From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 19 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letters of the twentieth of June, and of the ninth and the twenty second of July. If nothing has been done with the deserters you will send them under the guard of a trusty corporal and four men to Col. Smiths’ station at East Chester— My only object in my letter of the fourteenth of June was to obtain an explanation of the fact s. I did not see any thing in your’s of the...
10From Alexander Hamilton to Timothy Taylor, 18 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received a letter from General Sheperd requesting the discharge of a soldier who has been enlisted in your regiment. The name of the person is Daniel Bliss, and he belongs to the company commanded by Captain Young. I do not think it proper on the General Sheperd states that the young man is a minor of about nineteen years of age, that his mother Mary Bliss who sollicits his discharge...