1To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 12 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
A question has arisen respecting the relative Rank of the Platoon Officers of the different Regiments. Some have supposed, that, when Officers are of the same grade, their relative Rank in their respective Regiments being the same, and the dates of their Commissions the same, that the Number of the Regiment determins the Rank, reckoning the lowest Number highest in Rank. Others have supposed...
2To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 25 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I this day received via Oxford your letter of the 15th. & 17th of Jany. The Paymaster of the 16 Regt at the arrival of the Paymaster General’s drafft was necessarily absent—I had a few days previous sent him to Portsmouth to receive four hhds. of Uniform Clothing which had been shipped by the Agent of the war department to that post for the use of the 16 Regt. and to distribute the same to the...
3To Alexander Hamilton from Rufus Graves, 27 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I here with transmit you an abstract of my account current with the United States for stationary extra traveling expences, and expences incurred in transporting Military stores and removing the troops from Exeter to Oxford with what vouchers I have— I have endeavoured to calculate my extra travelling expences so as to meet the fifteenth artile of the rules and regulations for the recruiting...
4To 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...
5To 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...
6To 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...
7To 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...
8To 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...
9To 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...
10To 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...