1To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 4 June 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
Duanesburg [ New York ] June 4, 1797 . “The necessary papers respecting our Contest with Voght, will I hope be forwarded to you.… Our situation with respect to this business is not pleasant, As it is Our firm belief that the farms in dispute are our property, it is disagreeable to see them in a situation from which we can neither derive benefit, nor prevent Waste & Spoil.… We rely on your...
2To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 3 August 1797 (Hamilton Papers)
Duanesburg [ New York ] August 3, 1797 . “I had the honour to write to you on the subject of an dispute with Voght some time since.… You knew how much less calculated We are to combat our adversaries than Mr Duane was, & consequently how much more we must lean on you for support. If the thing could be arranged for the week after the Supreme Court in Octr, it would save us some expense …, & it...
3To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 7 June 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Philadelphia, June 7, 1798. “I offer the enclosed.…, leaving out what was not necessary to be published, with an intention of sending it to One of your printers, in the idea, that the Citizens perhaps might, from knowing the Barons opinion on the subject, the more readily come into the measure. The paper, as it is, I would not give to any body but yourself.… Mr McHenry is to Visit New York, to...
4To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 18 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Having heard that you were at Ball Town Springs & to return to Albany on Monday last, I came here to pay my respects to you & ask your directions with regard to my entré upon the duties of my Office. When here, the Family informed me that you were on your way from New York—On tuesday, that you, with Mrs Hamilton & Mrs Church were at Claverac. The arrival of Mrs Church last evening, left me no...
5To Alexander Hamilton from William North, [12 November 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
You were right, My dear General, in saying that a Soldier should have no Other wife than the service; & I will add, that he should have neither children nor landed property, nor be a guardian, nor a director of a turnpike road, nor plaintiff, nor defendant against a rascal who every day brings fresh actions, for seven years together. Either of these things forms an impediment sufficient to...
6To Alexander Hamilton from William North, [12 December 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
I take the liberty of enclosing a letter from Captain Ellery, directed to me, respecting the additional pay and emoluments, which it is presumed ought to be annexed to the pay of Officers who have acted, or may act as Assistants in the Office of the Adjutant General. You are better acquainted, Sir, than any one, what Captn Ellery’s duties have been, & what will be his, or the duties of any...
7To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 23 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor this moment, to receive yours of the 21 inst. & have ordered the field ps &c to be sent to Lt Col. Comdt Smith. The arrangements with respect to the approaching solemnity, as far as relates to the Citizens of this place, are to take place on the last day of the present Year. The Cincinnati have sketched out the plan, which is to be in the Stile of the pageantry whi⟨ch⟩ took...
8To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 1 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Under the impression, That frequent Inspections are of the utmost consequence, that they tend to give & preserve discipline, & economy: & in fact, that without them, & the consequent returns, no uniformity can be established, nor the real strength, or situation of an army be known, I have laboured to form returns relative to this Object which I hope embrace every thing necessary to be known...
9To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 9 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Under cover to you, I have the honor to transmit the Return of the Troops in the service of the United States. From the unsettled state of Military affairs, from new dispositions recently made in the Army, from the distance, and scattered situations of Military posts, and the want of regular communication, the Return is rendered less complete and satisfactory than I could have wished. I am,...
10To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 16 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
On inspection of Captain Eddins Company I found four Musicians attached to it. one of whom is thirteen years of age, One eleven, and another eight. These boys were, as Captain Eddins states, inlisted by him, having, “before hand received permission from the Secretary at War to inlist boys in his Company to learn music and to receive privates’ pay.” In Captain Bishop’s Company there are five...
11General Orders, 27 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Pursuant to instructions from the Secretary of War, the terms of enlistment of recruits in future raised are to be changed, and instead of being enlisted for any particular corps or regiments, they are to be enlisted for the service at large. It is directed by the Secretary of War, by instructions dated January 25th 1800, that cadets in the fortifications upon the sea board, and West Point,...
12General Orders, [11 March 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to instructions from the Department of War, the Recruiting Service, as far as respects the twelve Regiments of Infantry, and Six troops of Light Dragoons directed to be raised by the act of Congress, passed the 16th July 1798, is, for the present suspended. All Officers on the recruiting Service belonging to the before mentioned Corps will immediately join their Regiments with the...
13General Orders, 13 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Complaints having hitherto been made respecting the issue of salt and fresh provisions to the troops, recurrence is to be had to the general order of June 15th 1799, in which is declared the opinion of Major General Hamilton, that the pretension of some contractors to issue either salt or fresh meat at their discretion, is unfounded; and that, without an express declaration in the contract, to...
14General Orders, 21 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It is in future directed that general court martials not only investigate and ascertain the time lost to the service by the non-commissioned officers and soldiers found guilty by them of desertion, and the amount of expenses accruing to the United States by their pursuit and apprehension, but that the number of days, months, or years so lost, be distinctly noticed in the sentence and added to...
15To Alexander Hamilton from William North, [27 March 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to present herewith regulations for conducting military funerals, & executions; For the disposal of the effects of those who die, or are killed in the service; they are with some alterations, & additions which appeared to me proper, extracted from Reid & Symes, & tho’ not of great consequence, are necessary to make a whole. The plan for the service of the guards which is also...
16General Orders, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The following regulations have been adopted by Major General Hamilton and are to govern Officers whom they may concern, in the transmission of their different returns. All Muster and Pay rolls and all returns of Clothing on hand and wanting are to be sent to the Deputy paymaster General for the District within which the troops, to which they relate are stationed or to his nearest assistant or...
17General Orders, 7 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Returns are immediately to be made to the Deputy Quarter Master General or persons acting as such for all arms and accoutrements wanting, and Camp Equipage & Utensils necessary to enable the twelve additional Regiments of Infantry and the two Battalions of Artillery commanded by Majors Tousard and Hoops, to take the field. The Regimental and Brigade Returns will be signed by the Quarter...
18To Alexander Hamilton from William North, [15 April 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
The General order of the 11th of March last a copy of which as far as it related to the recruiting service is enclosed, was sent immediately to General Pinckney, & it was supposed it would have been distributed by his order to those whom it might concern without his command. Lt Colo Comd Moore is understood to be under the Command of Maj Gen Pinckney, as are the Regts of which the Secretary at...
19To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 23 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
As an order has been Issued, directing A return of Arms, accoutrements &c &c wanting to complete the Corps which are to take the field, to be made to the Depty Qtr Master Genl; it appeared to me proper that a regulation respecting the number & quantity of the articles allowed or to be allowed to a Regt should be formed & Issued. I Know of no regulation respecting the Tents & some Other...
20Enclosure: [Regulations Concerning Military Clothing and Equipment], [23 April 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
The establishment with respect to Officers, nonComd Officers, Musicians, & Privates is designated by Law; and Instructions have been given respecting this point. If a Corps has not the Officers & men that the Law by which it was raised or exists, intended it should have, the deficiency must be noted in the wanting to complete. The Wanting to Complete with respect to Clothing Arms accoutrements...
21General Orders, [April–May 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
The duties and functions of Inspectors. The Brigade Inspector is to inspect and muster the different Corps and Regiments in his Brigade once in every month and at such other times as may be directed. At each inspection and muster he must actually see, as well every man who may be returned on parade, as also every man who may be returned Sick, confined or on guard, in or near the Camp or...
22General Orders, 22 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
In consequence of explanatory instructions from the Department of War, it has been the Duty of Major Genl Hammilton to announce the Disbandment of the Six additional troops of Light Dragoons they are to be reduced on the fourteenth of June next. LC , RG 98, Post-Revolutionary War Records, Vol. 383, Orderly Book of Major General Charles Pinckney, National Archives. H stayed at Plainfield during...
23General Orders, 23 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Officers and Soldiers who are discharged from the Service of the United States, except by way of punishment being entitled by the 25th Section of an Act passed the 3d March 1799 to their pay and Rations or an equivalent in money for such term of time as shall be sufficient to travel from the place where they receive their discharge computing at the rate of 20 Miles to the day. The commanding...
24General Orders, 26 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The Troops will be mustered on the first day of June or as soon after as may be, and the pay Rolls for the time which remains to them to serve, and also for the three Months pay granted by the Act of Congress passed the 14th. instant will be predicated upon the muster then made, and forwarded with the necessary receipts and vouchers as has been heretofore directed. Should casualties with...
25General Orders, [26 May 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
A Return is to be immediately made of the names of the Men, specifying the Regiment to which they at present belong who were inlisted under the order of the 27th of January last, which derected, all future engagements to be made “for, & during existing differences between the United States & the French Republic, or for five years at the Option of the Government between the United States & the...
26To Alexander Hamilton from William North, May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Adjutant General’s Office [ New York ] May, 1800 . Lists “The difference between my report & that of Lt. Col. Commdt. Ogden respecting the Arms, Camp Equipage &c &c to be allowed to the Troops.” ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. See the enclosure to North to H, April 23, 1800 . No report on this subject by Aaron Ogden has been found.
27General Orders, 7 June 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Major General Hamilton cannot permit the troops, which are about to retire from the Field, to depart, without carrying with them the assurance of the highest sense which he entertains of their highest merits. The zeal with which they came forward in defence of their country, when the signal of danger was given by the government, does great honor to their patriotism and spirit. Their conduct in...
28To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 15 June 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed are all the letters which have come to hand. I thought it better to send them on, than to let them remain here. You will, for some time hence play the General,—with respect to myself, the farce, is finished—forced on the stage, I have endeavoured to sustain the part alloted to me, & tho’ without a hope, or scarcely a wish to receive the plaudit of the Gallery, I did not expect to...
29To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 25 September 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
The Gentleman who will have the honor to present this, is my nephew, he wishes to receive an appointment in the Army, I have mentioned him to Mr McHenry for a Lieutenancy. If you think he will make an Officer I shall be oblidged by your having him appointed. His Grandfather was a Captain and in the Service of George the 2d, his father an ensign in the same service against the French in the war...
30To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 15 December 1798 (Hamilton Papers)
Well knowing the influence you justly have in the distribution of Commissions for the Army to be raised, & believing (since I have seen & conversed with him, which I had not for 7 years) that Mr North is as well qualified to lead a Company, as some others who probably will attain to the rank of Captain: I have directed him to present himself a gain to you, & ask your interest in Obtaining his...
31To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 16 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
I had the honor to receive your favour of the 2d, on the 15th inst, & feel myself Obliged by your attention to my situation, in giving me leave of Absence ’till the first of October. On that day, I shall Present myself for your orders, to do, or suffer whatever may be thought to be for the service of our dear Country . I have requested Captn Ellery to ask, if it is Probable that my duty will...
32To Alexander Hamilton from William North, [31 July 1799] (Hamilton Papers)
Jacob Cuyler, whom you know perfectly well has a son, he wishes to place in the army, & who is to be recommended to you, by all the gre at men in albany, I told him that, would suffice, but he simply thinks that my speaking of him may be of service: & I can not get rid of it. I have seen the young man, once , he appears to be well formed & decent in his manners, & as far as I know his...
33To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 17 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
In the commencement of the duties Assigned to the Adjt Genls Office, it was found necessary to employ several Assistants; of the number, was a Mr Kauman, who had served as Pay Master with the rank of Captn in the German Regt of Cavalry commanded by the Prince de Rohan; this Corps being disbanded, Mr Kauman Came to America, & has for a length of time been in the service of a Mercantile house in...
34To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 6 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose for your approbation Certain Instructions which I supposed necessary to accompany the Inspection Returns—which if approved will, with the printed forms be immediately distributed. I have the honor to be With the greatest respect Your most obedt Servt. ( LS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
35To Alexander Hamilton from William North, February 11—13, 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have thought it proper to collect in one view, several small points respecting the service which have been noted from time to time, and which more or less appeared to me to deserve attention. they are presented for your decission. It is necessary that an Officer of higher rank than a Captain or of more force than the present Commandant should be ordered to take charge of the forts in this...
36To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 11 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It is proper that you, should be informed, that in consequence of the recommendation of Lt Colo Comdr Ogden, I gave a furlough for a month from the 3d inst, to Lt Potter. That owing to the strong representation of Lt Colo Com Smith of the nakedness of his men, & of their willingness to receive such articles as they stood in need of from the Clothier & to pay for the same out of their wages, I...
37To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 12 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to present a Gen Abstract of Monthly recruiting returns for the month of february—by a letter from Lt Col Comdr Rice, I am informed that until an Inspector should be appointed he has designated Capt Dunham, who, he says “is an active Officer, & genteel well Educated man” to Inspect the troops under his Command. With the Greatest respect I am, Sir, Your Obt Ser ( ALS , Hamilton...
38To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 19 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
It is my duty to inform you that Lt Ross remains in this City, & that there is no Officer to take charge of that part of Capt McClellans Company which is at Ellis’s Island—& in case of the absence of Capt Read from that post, the whole of the men remains without an Officer to command them. That there is a Lieut Dwight in this City, who is said to live an irregular & indecent life to the...
39To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 20 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose abstracts from the Inspection Returns of the 11th, 12, & 13th Reg of Infantry, together with remarks on the situation of the Brigade Generally. The Inspection returns are herewith Presented, with the report of the Inspector. I am, With the greatest respect Sir, Your Obet Serv ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing "Inspection of the 7th April 1800....
40To Alexander Hamilton from William North, 13 May 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to enclose a letter received from Capt Ellery, & to ask Your interposition in his favour, in favour of Justice. For the expenditures which were made by Capt Ellery for the Service of the United States Your sanction was fully given—the duties of this Office could not have been performed without the Assistance for which he paid, and it is beyond example, & without precedent that...