11To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 5 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I received, by this days Mail your letter of the 19th Septr. You mention Sir that I have nominated different persons from time to time as Cadets severally. I do not recollect, however, that I have nominated any person to that Office—I conclude Sir as your letter is Circular that it must be some other person who has made such nominations—If this is not the case I desire to be informed of it...
12To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 16 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Oxford [ Massachusetts ] November 16, 1799 . “Your letter of the 4th Oct. ordering the removal of the recruits receivd for the 16th Regt to this place for winter quarters, I received the 28th of Oct, and Issued my orders for the march on the twenty ninth. Agreeably to your directions I called on the Contra[c]tors for the means of tra[n]sporting the baggage Military Stores &c. But from the...
13To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, [2] December [1799] (Hamilton Papers)
In a circular letter of the 19th. of June last I was informed that as soon as recruits should reach the Regimental rendezvous they must be definitively m us tered, and that that duty was assigned to me with the aid of a surgeon. After the troops were ordered to Oxford without first having been convened at the regimental rendezvous—I was in doubt whether the duty of Mustering as aforesaid was...
14To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 2 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Discharged Decr. 2d. 1799 for the disability of ulcerd legs and being a foreigner Maurice O. Quill aged thirty four years five feet 7 1/2 inches high born in Ireland town of Dubling blue eyes brown hair, light complexion enlisted Augt. 10th. 99 at Providence by Capt. George Tillinghast his disability easy to be discoverd, no certificate of naturalization appeard was produced— Discharged also...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 6 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 2d. of Novr. requesting me a second time to recommend two persons to act as Cadets I received at this place. Immediately on the receipt of your first letter on this subject I signified to a number of my Officers and also to the most respectable Citizens that persons were wanted to fill the Office of Cadet—But no applications have as yet been made by persons for whom I could...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 7 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is found that the shoes which have been supplied by Mr. Stephens are much too small for our northern troops. Not more than one half that have been sent on for the sixteenth Regiment can ever be worn by them—Our men are large and having been accustomed to hard labour their feet are proportionably so— The socks that have been furnished are very thick being made of coating or thick baize, and...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 8 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
It is now become very necessary that a surgeon be appointed for the 16th. Regt. We have as I suppose as many men at Oxford as either of the regiments in the Brgade and the probability is that we shall soon have more than either. Although it is a very healthy season, yet, not a day transpires but we need surgical or medical assistance; besides according to the regulations of the paymaster...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 9 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The determination of the relative Rank of the Officers in the sixteenth Regiment has been posponed for want of proper data— At the time of receiving your letter of the seventh of September, in which you call for the settlement of relative Rank, I was very little acquainted with many of my Officers, some I had never seen, and wholly unacquainted with their pretentions My Majors were then one in...
19To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 1 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Enclosed you will find a the copy of a letter from Major John Buel of the 2d. Regt. of Infantry to Capt. William Woodward of the sixteen and an extract of a letter from Capt. Israel E. Trask of the 16th. Regt. Rendezvous at Westminster Vermont to me. By these, information is given that Prince Ferdenand Hall a Drummer in Capt. Woodwards company has resigned himself up to Capt. Bissel as...
20To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 25 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the second and sixth of Jany. Your requirement of reasons for the proposed alterations in the relative rank of our Regiment are undoubtedly very just; but just as it may be I expect to find it hard to give reasons in every instance that may satisfy a person who is not availed of the circumstances which determind our minds where...