Alexander Hamilton

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Fix everything as soon as it is in itself practicable.
10/20/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton discusses enlistment stategies, officers without commissions, stopping and examining boats on the Mississippi, and a suitable person to convey intelligence from Natchez to Knoxville.
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Field & Staff Officers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments
10/31/1799 Draft Document
"I have the honor to send you the arrangement which has been proposed by General Wilkinson and approved by me; subject to a negative from your department previous to his departure. This mode has been …
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Extra Compensation for Members of a Court Martial and Judge Advocates
08/25/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton complains of the lack of extra compensation for members of a Court Martial and for Judge Advocates and suggests that the Quartermaster department's regulation allowing five dollars per month …
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Extra Compensation & Complaints from the Troops
09/02/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton declares that extra allowances should not be made to officers at the place where they are stationed but extra compensation should be made to those not in the army who perform services such as …
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Extension of My Agency
02/12/1799 Draft Letter
Hamilton's informs Wilkinson of the breadth of Hamilton's new command and orders him to Philadelphia to confer with him, Washington, and PInckney.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Expedition in regard to supplies becomes more and more urgent.
06/16/1799 Autograph Draft Document
States: "...the recruiting service...is...now in a course of execution in all the states from Massachusetts inclusively to Virginia inclusively. Thus, the necessity of expedition in regard to the …
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Expedient of Hiring an Assistant Secretary
10/14/1799 Autograph Draft Letter
Hamilton explains how he has saved money for the public by hiring an assistant secretary instead of an aide-de-camp but still lacks a quarters servant.
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Expectation of Promotion by Succession
09/27/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains his conception of the appropriate manner in which vacancies in the officer corps are to be filled. Generally, vacancies are to be filled by succession and not by the insertion of new …
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Excessive Expenses
08/19/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Advice on excessive spending and guarding against unnecessary use of public monies.
James McHenry Papers.
Evils which Attend the Delay of Money
10/24/1799 Autograph Letter
The description of this letter in the dealer's catalogue reads: "Refers to the 'the evils which attend the delay of money--Among the rest the keeping of the troops out of winter quarters to suffer the …
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Evil Tendency of Correspondence with Inferior Officers
07/31/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
"You will see my dear friend in the case of Captain Frye the evil tendency of correspondence by the head of the War Department [McHenry] with inferior officers when there is a superior. For a thousand …
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Establishment of the Additional Regiments in Winter Quarters
08/13/1799 Autograph Draft Letter
After affirming his preference for huts as winter quarters for the troops, Hamilton suggests the best means for establishing the regiments in winter quarters.
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Establishing a Medium Price for Rations on Both Sides of the Ohio
11/08/1799 Draft Letter
Hamilton discusses a change from the current situation whereby different prices for rations are charged on the two sides of the Ohio River.
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Equipage & Clothing for Captain Bruff's New Recruits
04/25/1799 Draft Fragment
Captain Bruff is travelling to Maryland for the purpose of recruiting a company and needs to be furnished with the necessary equipage and clothing for his recruits.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Enough Force to Awe the Disaffected
03/18/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Hamilton warns against the deployment of an inadequate force. Sufficient strength must be displayed to inspire respect and to awe the disaffected. Thus will be avoided the magnification of a riot into …
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Enlistment of Minors Over the Age of 17
06/21/1799 Copy of document
"...In answer to your letter of the 8th instant, there is no doubt that minors who have arrived at the age of eighteen and who are not apprentices may and ought to be enlisted and retained in the …
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Encloses New Plan for Uniform of Army
12/1799 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton encloses a plan for the uniform of the Army, per an earlier request from McHenry. He stresses the importance of proper appearance and complains about the current uniform. He also includes an …
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Encloses Bill for Medical Establishment
01/21/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Encloses draft of a bill for the medical establishment, including detail regulations. Comments on another bill of military appropriations.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Eligibility of Mr. Francis, Poor State of Supply System and Other Matters
08/19/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Hamilton discusses the employment of Mr. Williams and the incompetency of Mr. Francis. He expresses concerns about the inadequate nature of the supply system, which fails to deliver goods in a timely …
MS Collection, Hamilton.
Elements of the Tactics of the Infantry
1799
Hamilton outlines elements of tactics for infantry, divided into three branches: the head and body, manual exercise, and marching.
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Early Preparation for Winter Quarters
08/22/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton stresses the importance of preparing early for winter quarters and lists his requirements for a proper site. He prefers Uxbridge in Massachusetts and recommends huts for quartering the …
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Early Preparation for Winter Quarters
08/22/1799 Letter Signed
Hamilton lists his requirements for quartering the troops during the coming winter. He prefers New Jersey as the location and huts as quarters. Sufficient wood and water must be available at the site …
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Each Commandant will himself exercise his regiment...
08/09/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Circular to the Commandants of Regiments: Hamilton decries the practice of commandants and officers who relegate the crucial element of training troops to inferiors.
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Duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General
05/29/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains the duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General. He is to perform the duties of the Adjutant General when that officer is absent or indiposed.
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Duties of the Agent of the War Department
05/24/1799 Letter Signed
According to the Secretary of War, Stevens, as Agent of the War Department, is to perform the duties of the Quartermaster General, the Clothier General, and the Commissary of Military Stores. Hamilton …
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