Alexander Hamilton

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Replacement Uniforms for Officers
01/15/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
The subject of officers' worn-out uniforms needs to be addressed since officers are hesitant to pay for new uniforms without being certain that they are appropriate.
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Removal of Stores From One Place to Another
04/26/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton believes that the QM general does not necessarily have to receive the approbation of the principal officer under whom he serves to move stores from once place to another but must do so when …
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Religious Enthusiasm, Etc.
03/12/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
In referring to David Austin, Hamilton asserts that enthusiasm is a very good thing but religious enthusiasm is at least a dangerous instrument so he refuses to authorize Austin's employment.
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Relative Rank of the Officers of the 16th Infantry
02/26/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton forwards the definitive arrangement of the relative ranks of the officers of the 16th United States Infantry which he approves.
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Relative Rank of Junior Officers, Etc.
01/06/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton explains to Col. Rice that his junior officers should understand that their relative rank is arranged according to the order of their appointments. Hamilton also reprimanded Rice for …
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Relative Rank of Field Officers, Etc.
03/24/1800 Draft Letter
The relative rank of field officers should be universally decided and promulgated without delay.
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Relative Rank of Field Officers
03/26/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
General Pinckney expresses his belief that the seniority rule should apply within regiments and not between regiments as currently seems the practice which is to be regretted. Commander in Chief …
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Relative Rank of Field Officers
03/18/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton wants to be informed regarding the progress made in arranging the relative rank of field officers because they are naturally very anxious on this subject.
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Relative Position Between Majors
03/26/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton affirms the policy that states that the relative position between first and second Major in the interior of the Regiment should be fixed. Selection was made with this view in mind.
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Reimbursement for Musical Instruments
05/30/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton assures Rice that he will write the Secretary of War to urge a reimbursement for the musical instruments that were purchased prior to the discharge of the troops.
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Regulations Concerning Construction & Repair of Buildings
03/17/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
General Orders: "Presents regulations concerning the construction and repair of buildings or barracks and concerning objects of special expense."
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Regularity in Muster Rolls, Inspections, Monthly Returns, & Pay Abstracts
08/19/1800 Copy of document
Hamilton insists on regularity and precision in Rolls of Muster, inspections, monthly returns, and pay abstracts. In the absense of regular Inspectors, Commanding Officers of garrisons, camps, and …
Orderly Book for the Garrison at Fort Johnston, N.C., 1795-1811. (RG98)
Regarding the proposed School of the Navy
03/09/1800 Autograph Letter
Discusses the proposed act for establishing a military and naval academy, consisting of four different schools and headed by a Director General
MSS #189
Regarding relative position of first and second Majors
03/26/1800 Letter Signed
Letter marked private. Discussion on the relative position between first and second position between the first and second Major in the interior of the Regiment.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Regarding McHenry's Resignation
05/15/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Hamilton consoles McHenry regarding his resignation - allegedly forced by President Adams - and assures McHenry that he should be happy at being released from the fetter. Property, liberty, and even …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Refund Required of Officers
05/05/1800 Autograph Draft Letter
Major General Hamilton believes that the call upon officers to refund, as required by Col. Timothy Taylor, is a violent measure to which they will find it impractical to comply. The pecuniary …
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Reductions in Force
05/18/1800 Document Signed
General Orders regarding the discharge of officers and men who had been appointed or enlisted under the act to augment the Army, not to include Engineers, Inspectors of Artillery, and Inspectors of …
Philip Lightfoot Papers
Recruiting Artillerists
05/30/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Major Tousard has arrived for the purpose of recruiting six companies of Artillerists. A facility is requested for the accomplishment of that object.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments, Etc.
05/18/1800 Draft Letter
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
05/31/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Requested the list of recent promotions that was supposed to be "speedily transmitted" but had not yet arrived. Requested it be sent to New York.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
05/22/1800 Draft Letter
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
05/10/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
04/28/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
04/23/1800 Draft Letter
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
03/25/1800 Draft Letter
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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