11To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 13 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 10th. instant—By letters received I find the paymasters of Regiments suppose their duty as it relates to the Clothing is done when they have received and delivered it intire to the commanding Officers of the respective Companies, whose duty they conceive it is to deliver it to the men as they needs and other circumstances require—they urge in support of this...
12To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 8 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Your two letters of the 2d & 4th instant came to hand yesterday—The Clothing for Captains Brocks command equal to his requisition is on the way to him, it had been detained a few days on account of the difficulty of obtaining transportation—The Clothing for Major Freeman is ready—but you request me to “furnish to the order of Major Freeman”—is the transportation to be suspended until his order...
13To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 11 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Last evening I received your letter of the 8th. Currant. On the 26th. August last twentyfive complete Suits of Clothes, and the same number of Arms and accoutrements were ordered for Captain Brocks’ Company, then at Fredericksburg, in Virginia, and on the 29th. of the same month they were forwarded to Baltimore, and from thence immediately by General Swan to their destination. I have no...
14To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 8 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Last evening I received your letter of the 3d. instant. The embarrassments and delay consequent on our not being able to procure suitable white Cloth for Overalls is I trust well Known to you. When all expectation of obtaining it was at an end, and the season pressed an immediate supply, Coloured ones were ordered; and those were on the way when Colonel Read wrote his letter of information to...
15To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 23 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your two letters of the 18th. & 19th. instant. The accounts of the Clothing are Kept Regimentally, and in that way only we expect to settle them. The Clothing supplied the Officers mentioned in your letter must be accounted for by them to the Pay-master of the Regiment from whom they received it. We shall send the articles to the Pay-master, and charge them to the Regiment to...
16To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 15 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I was duly honored with your letter of the 11th. instant—General Wilkinson made a Return to the Secretary of War for Medicines for the following Posts & Troops, vizt.—For West Florida & Fort Massac, Seven Companies, enumerating the Medicine and Hospital Stores &c. For Fort Knox, Thirtysix men; Fort Washington, Thirty men—Lorimies, one Company—Fort Wayne, four Companies, Fort Defiance One...
17To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 4 November 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I am favoured with your letter of the 2d instant—The Clothing for the three Companiees shall go forward immediately—All the Clothing ordered has been long since forwarded to the Western and Northern Posts, which are garrisoned by the Regiments to which the Companiees mentioned in your letter belong—I presume you mean to address the Clothing to Major Isaac Craig DQM Gnl as usual, subject to the...
18To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 18 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 17th inst. As fast as the Clothing is received from the Contractor it is packed and forwarded in equal proportions on the unsatisfied orders remaining on hand—I will without a moments delay send those to Easton for the Men you mention—but a t present only parts of the Clothing is in store—Yesterday I sent the secretary of War, a design for your standards—you...
19To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 14 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
This morning I was favoured with your letter of the 12th instant—Enclosed, you have an invoice of Clothing forwarded to Colonel Parker on the 4th instant—and a Sketch of what is due to compleat the orders received for the supply of the Regt. I am fearful you are not fully acquainted with the difficulties that have prevented a full compliance with a ll the orders on hand—for the present suffice...
20To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 4 October 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the 28th ultimo through the War Office this Morning Haver s acks made of tow Cloth or Ticklenberg has invariably been furnished the Soldier for carrying his Provisions—The Knapsack cannot be used for this purpose however accomodated for they are Painted and therefore cannot be cleansed by Washing, which is necessary every time any considerable quantity of...