1To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 3 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Your Letters of March the 26th. April the 15th. and two of April the 17th. with thirty sets of Rules and Regulations for the Recruiting Service, and a List of Officers, came to my hands yesterday The Orders and Regulations contained in the above I shall obey and observe with Pleasure In the List of Officers you have favoured me with the Majors are not mentioned, and only eight Captains, eight...
2To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 25 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
The Money for the Recruiting Service is not yet arrived but I have reason to believe it soon will Some time ago I issued Orders for the Officers to hold themselves in readiness to repair to the City of Raleigh or such other place as should be directed, as soon as Orders should be issued for that purpose; I have now issued Orders for them to meet at the City of Raleigh on the 15th. of July;...
3To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 27 July 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the 3rd. Instt. (before I left Wilmington) I had the honour of receiving from you a Packet containing Letters of the following Dates, one of the 23rd of March, one of the 31st. of March, one of the 13th. of April, one of the 16th. of May, one of the 22nd. of May, one of the 23rd. of May, and one of the 11th. of June; the Orders therein contained shall, as far as lies in my power be strictly...
4To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 30 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the 8th. of this month I nominated Lieutenant McKenney Long to act as Adjutant of the sixth Regiment of Infantry until the Pleasure of the President of the United is known; he will I believe make a good Adjutant; I therefore wish him to be appointed A General Muster of the Militia of this County took place here on the 20th. Instt. I then had reason to believe that the officer I sent to...
5To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 12 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Herewith I transmit the Recruiting Arrangements for the sixth Regiment of Infantry, together with a copy of the Orders relative thereto; I shall forward one, agreeably to your Orders, to the Secretary of War, and I shall transmit one to Major General Pinckney. The officers proceeded to their respective Recruiting Rendezvouss on the 8th. instt. which was immediately after the arrival of the...
6To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 27 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
On the 27th. Instt. I received from Ebenezer Stevens Esquire a Return of military Supplies for each Regiment of Infantry; which he informed me he forwarded by your desire. I am aprehensive that ten Axes are not enough for a Regiment: I should suppose that one to each Mess would not be too many, especially in this Country where the Soldiers will cut their own Wood while in Camp; there ought...
7To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 29 September 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
As some difficulty has arrisen in procuring a proper place for an Encampment in the neighbourhood of this Town on account of objections made by some of the Inhabitants to the cutting of Wood, notwithstanding they were told that they would be paid for their Wood; I have to request the favour of you to authorize me to make Averysborough the Regimental Rendezvous if I should find it necessary ;...
8To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 15 December 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to your permission I have changed the Rendezvous of the sixth Regiment from Raleigh to this place and am busily engaged in preparing Huts for the Troops which I expect will be nearly compleated by the 25th instt. We are to have Ground, Poles for the Huts and some firewood without any expence to the United States The extream ill health of Major Moore who was attacked with a vomiting...
9To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 16 February 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Agreeably to your directions I have had a consultation with the Majors of the sixth Regiment, respecting the order in which the Captains and Lieutenants should take their Rank. We are of opinion that the Captains should rank as follows; William P. Anderson first, James Taylor second, John Williams third, William Hall fourth, Maurice Moore fifth, William Dickson sixth, Samuel G. Barron seventh,...
10To Alexander Hamilton from James Read, 29 April 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
When I had the honour of receiving your Letter of the 19th. of March I requested Major Moore and Major Brickell to state to me their Reasons for the alterations in the Rank of the Captains, copies of their Letters to me on that subject I have the honour of enclosing, by which you will perceive that I received no other information than, that it was for the good of the Service, or to promote the...