62821From John Adams to United States Senate, 28 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I nominate Robert Starke—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Sterling Archer—of Virginia—to be a surgeon’s Mate in the Navy. Thomas G Price—of Virginia to be a Surgs. Mate in the Navy DNA : RG 46—Records of the U.S. Senate.
62822To John Adams from Oliver Wolcott, Jr., 28 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
The Secy of the Treasury in obedience to the command of the President of the US requiring the opinion of the Heads of the Executive Departments, on the Memorial of sundry Citizens of Baltimore, praying that a pardon may be granted to Levin Jones late Master of the American Brigantine David Stewart, respectfully submits the following Report. It appears that the said Levin Jones is charged in a...
62823General 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...
62824To Alexander Hamilton from Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
By the last post, I received from the Ajutant General, your orders to stop the recruiting service of the twelve Regiments. As the Fifth Regiment hath but very few men, if any, as I have not heard they have yet commenced recruiting, as the sixth Regiment has not I think 150, and as the Seventh Regiment has only about two hundred, (the returns being at my Quarters at Shepherds Town, I cannot...
62825From Alexander Hamilton to Nathan Rice, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Oliver Emerson, Cadet in the fifteenth regiment, has applied to me for a discharge from the service. You will deliver the enclosed to him accordingly. Df , in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How and H, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. Emerson to H, March 19, 1800 (listed in the appendix to this volume).
62826From Alexander Hamilton to Nathan Rice, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I send you the enclosed letter of Captain Tillinghast, and you will act in the case as the good of the service may require. It is proper that Officers should apply to me thro their commandant. Having then his remarks I shall be better able to judge of what is proper to be done. You will take care that this be made known. It is very desirable that the Officers should be with their regiments...
62827Enclosure: Certificate by John Baker, Jr., [28 March 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
This may Certify that Mr. Henry Collins, son of Tyrannus & Abigail Collins late of Richmond in the County of Berkshire & Commonwealth of Massachusetts was Born in said Richmond on the eighteenth day of October AD 1783 as appears from the Records of said Town of Richmond. ADS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress.
62828To Alexander Hamilton from Caleb Swan, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your favors of the 25th and 27th instant. It is true that I declined making a second individual settlement with Campbell Smith for want of an order in writing from the secretary of war or other addequate authority. I received a letter from the Comptroller of the treasury, dated 7th september 1799. supplementary to my original instructions, in which it is expressly enjoined on...
62829From Alexander Hamilton to Caleb Swan, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will forward, without delay, to Lieutt Richmond acting Pay Master to the detachment at Bennington under the command of Major Bewell, bounty money sufficient for recruiting two more full companies— ( Df , in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
62830From Alexander Hamilton to Daniel Jackson, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the eighteenth instant, and understand by it that fresh provisions are issued four times in the week days, salt pork twice two other days, an d salt beef twice two other days. Understanding you in this way, I approved what you have done—If I have misapprehended you, you will inform me of the precise meaning of your letter With great consideration I am Sir Yr. ob....
62831From Alexander Hamilton to George Fleming, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have just received a letter from Captain Ingersoll informing me that there are at West Point, belonging to the public “Hospital, Medicine, Instruments, furniture &cc. Quarter Master Stores, Artificers Tools, for Carpenter’s tools and Blacksmiths, Some Articles of Winter Clothing, Stationary, Laboratory Apparatus &c. &c.”—Of all these you will take charge. A return of the Articles of Clothing...
62832From Alexander Hamilton to George Ingersoll, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your letter of the twenty fourth instant. The articles mentioned will be delivered to Captain Fleming whom I have instructed to take charge of them Major Hoops being now the active Commandant, of your letters will, in future, be addressed to him. ( Df , in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
62833From Alexander Hamilton to James McHenry, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I send you a copy of a letter I have received from Captain Bishop. You will concur with me, I presume, that the soldiers ought not to suffer from the want of faith in agents employed by the government—This is an thing arrangement in which they have had no concern have no concern— The loss, therefore, in such cases, ought not to fall upon them, but upon the public. I would thank you for your...
62834From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will forward, without delay, to Lieut Richmond acting Paymaster and Quarter Master to the detachment at Benington under the command of Major Bewell, Clothing sufficient for two more full companies, one of the second, and another of the third regiment— ( Df , in the handwriting of Thomas Y. How, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
62835To Alexander Hamilton from John F. Hamtramck, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you a Copy of my last letter to General Wilkinson, I have also to acknowledge your letters of the 6th & 7th of March and I am very much obliged to you for the information which that of the 7th Contains— As I Shall cease writing to General Wilkinson on the Mississippi after this Month, the General Orders for the Mississippi will I presume go in future immediatly from...
62836To Alexander Hamilton from Aaron Ogden, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Yours of the 25th. I have received by the Mail of this day. I presume, you did not, at the moment, recollect that the 7th. Section of the "Act for better organizing of the troops of the United States" provides, that no officer shall be appointed Quarter Master of Brigade, who, when appointed, shall be of a rank higher than that of a first Lieutenant, and that under this consideration Captain...
62837To Alexander Hamilton from Samuel Hodgdon, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
This morning I am favoured with your letter of the 26th instant—I will immediately make an arrangement, for furnishing the Tents you request, and I will know that they are such as you will approve— I am sir, Your Most Obedient servant ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; LC , RG 94, Post-Revolutionary War Records, Letters of Samuel Hodgdon, National Archives).
62838To Alexander Hamilton from William C. C. Claiborne, 28 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I have received your polite Letter of the 26th. Instant, and its Contents have — ly convinced me of the propriety of your determination, relative to the destination of Captain Sparks. I shall take the liberty Sir, to forward your Communication to Governor Sevier, who being a Military Character, must immediately see the force of your reasoning, and the great inconvenience, which partial...
62839Circular Letter from the Governor of Virginia, 28 March 1800 (Madison Papers)
You will receive herewith pamphlets, the proportion allotted to the County of containing the report of a select Committee of the House of Delegates, made at the last Session of the General Assembly, on the answers of Several States, with copies of those Answers, to certain resolutions of the General Assembly of the 21st. December, 1798. on the Alien and sedition laws of the United States,...
62840Thomas Boylston Adams to Richard Cranch, 27 March 1800 (Adams Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of, and to thank you for your kind favor of the 7 th: inst t: which came to hand ten days ago. The extract from Col: T Johnson’s letter, contains information, which is very useful to be known by the distant proprietors of lands in the State of Vermont, and I shall very shortly write upon the subject of ours, to that Gentleman— The Surveyor General M r:...
62841From Alexander Hamilton to Samuel Hodgdon, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The time is near at hand when the troops composing the additional regiments may move from their present stations for the purpose of being encamped. You will therefore take care that they be provided with all articles which they may want for the purpose. Knowing the supplies that have been forwarded from time to time you will be able to ascertain what articles are necessary to make up the...
62842To Alexander Hamilton from Adam Hoops, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Lieutenant Pope reports to me that there are in Capt Eddins’s company now under his command several men who have not had the small pox. That some of them have been lately exposed to infection by frequenting a house on white hill dock where the small pox is. That he is apprehensive that one of them has now the Symptoms of that disease. The Doctor has seen him, but says it is impossible to tell...
62843To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Here is what the committee have reported. They would not go further, and I wish Congress may go as far. You forgot, when you thought to combine interests, that the little passions are great intermeddlers in the most important affairs. Yours truely ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress; ADfS , James McHenry, Library of Congress. For an explanation of the contents of this letter, see...
62844To Alexander Hamilton from James McHenry, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Inclosed is a private letter to me from Col. W. S. Smith in which he has stated at large his claim to rank. This I apprehend is done with a view that he may stand as the first or oldest Lieutenant Colonel of the 12 Regiments. I have not time to examine the merits of his pretensions and request you to undertake it, and in case you are of opinion that he should stand before Col. Hall to advise...
62845To 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...
62846From Alexander Hamilton to William S. Smith, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
Your letter of the 17th. instant, with its enclosures has been received. I am, for my own part prefectly satisfied with the representation given by the Major, of the conduct of your officers in the affair at Elisabeth town—but as an account of it has made its appearance in the public papers, which has represented the matter to their disadvantage, I think you are interested for the honor of...
62847Enclosure: [Account of the Incident at Elizabethtown], [27 March 1800] (Hamilton Papers)
Some publications having appeared in the news papers in respect to a disturbance at Elizabeth Town implicating Capt Courtlandt & Lt. Livingston of the twelveth Regiment—it is proper that the public should know that early and particular inquiry was made into the affair by order of Major General Hamilton, & that, according to information received from very respectable authority in the Civil...
62848To Alexander Hamilton from Francis Kinloch Huger, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
I received yesterday your orders to proceed with my Company to New York. The Agent of the W: D here Mr Crafts, has engaged our passage in the South Carolina, Capt. Pelor, who proposes to sail on the 5th. April. I have the honor to be Sir with the highest respect Your Mo: obdt. hl st: ( ALS , Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).
62849From Alexander Hamilton to Caleb Swan, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
You will be pleased, whenever a General Order is issued which requires any thing to be done in your Department, to superintend it’s execution. It will be proper as often as there is an appearance of delay to write to the different Paymasters and persons acting as Paymasters to accelerate, in all such cases, the exertions which it is their duty to make. Should delays occur I shall expect you to...
62850From Alexander Hamilton to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, 27 March 1800 (Hamilton Papers)
The enclosed letter from Major Ford was sent, thro’ misapprehension to you — me instead of you yourself. You will doubtless As to the return, you will doubtless inform Major Ford that his returns should be sen addressed to the Deputy Adjutant General in your district who will make out an abstract and send it include them in the abstracts which he sends to the Adjutant General. The charges...