1To Alexander Hamilton from James Bruff, 27 May 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Before your communication containing recruiting instructions came to hand, I had—on my way—inlisted 4, with 1 inlisted since & 3 brought on, wou’d have made my total 8, had not the time of 1 expired the 18 instant & reduced it to 7. Enclosed is a Return prescribed by the Secretary of War, accompanied by the inlistments of 6 recruits with receipts—on them—for bounty, as far as I am authorized...
2To Alexander Hamilton from James Bruff, 27 June 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Enclosed is a return of recruits—their inlistments & receipts for bounty will be forwarded with my next— I am embarrassed at times to make up a court martial, my limits being that of the city; was I to interfer with the officers at the Fort, Captain Morris might demur: however, he has tried & punished one offender at my request. If allowed to conjecture from the part made public, what the full...
3To Alexander Hamilton from James Bruff, 1 August 1799 (Hamilton Papers)
Yours of the 1st. and 2d. July reached this the 6; but it was the 12 before I received them at a rondizvous on the Eastern shore: Immediately I returnd & prepared & should have been off for Niagara by the 22d had not the dysentery been communicated from the soldier’s barrack to my family & self: I am now, however, a convalecent and my physician, tells me that I may travel next week; which I...
4To Alexander Hamilton from James Bruff, 10 January 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Arriving at N. York when you were at Philada. I took the liberty of calling upon you there to report myself, explain the occasion of my delay, submit an account of actual expences and to assure you that if any charge exhibited by me against Major Rivardi was not—in your opinion—fully substantiated at the inquiry, it was occasioned by a desire not to put the public to the expence of taking on...