Alexander Hamilton
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02/17/1800 Cited letter or documentAcknowledges Mitchell's letter of 1/27/1800. Citation only.
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Chaplains for the Brigades
01/02/1800 Draft LetterHamilton notes that four chaplains are authorized by the law so one chaplain should speedily be assigned to each brigade including Rev. Mr. Hill as proposed by Col. Parker.
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Certificates Given to Contractors, Etc.
03/24/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentCertificates given to contractors should express the quantity of articles supplied but contain no opinion on their price. If the price is unusually high, Rice should make a note on the certificate or …
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Care of the Sick
06/12/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe huts and any public property that may remain at camp with the sick who are too ill to be removed, will, when Col. Rice's command expires, be under the command of the senior officer of the US who …
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Captain Bowman's Rank
03/06/1800 Letter SignedCommunicates appointment authorized by the Secretary of War.
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Capt. Izard's Career Choices
02/27/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton assure Capt. Izard that he wishes him success whether he chooses to continue his military career or decides to pursue a career in diplomacy. Wishes him success in whatever path he chooses.
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Bricks for the Fourneau at Scotch Plains
05/12/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton orders Ogden to provide bricks and materials for erecting at his quarters at Scotch Plains a fourneau, a machine for culinary purposes, to be available during his visit to the camp.
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Bounty for Two Companies of Infantry
05/28/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe Paymaster General has been directed to send to his deputy with General Pinckney bounty money sufficient to recruit two companies of Infantry. Allowance has been made for the recruits obtained in …
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Bounty for Infantry & Artillerists
05/23/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentBy existing law the troops are entitled to rations, or an equivalent in money, until they reach their homes at the rate of twenty miles per day so Swan is ordered to make an estimate of the funds …
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Bounty for Infantry & Artillerists
05/23/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentThe Paymaster General has been directed to deliver bounty money for eight companies of infantry and four companies of artillerists which should be sufficient for completing the two regiments of …
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Bounty for Additional Infantry
05/23/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentBounty money has been provided by the Paymaster General for four complete companies of infantry. Available officers will be employed to recruit the men.
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Bill Relative to the Articles of War
03/17/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton sends McHenry the draft of a third bill relative to articles of war and promises to send the fourth at a later date.
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Balance Due the 14th Regiment, Etc.
04/01/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton assures Col. Rice that the balance due the 14th Regiment has been forwarded to the Paymaster on the Branch Bank Boston.
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Authorization of Payment for Discharged Troops
05/17/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton officially informed that the Act of Congress that authorized the payment of disbanded soldiers and officers a three month allowance was passed. Hamilton ordered arrears be sent to the Deputy …
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Assisting the Adjutant General
01/07/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton informs Col. Ogden that he will be detached from Col. Smith's Brigade so that he can assist the Adjutant General in framing regulations for the Army.
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Assimilating Influence of the Military State
01/19/1800 Autograph Letter SignedSince Mr. Wilson appears to be a genteel sensible young man Hamilton has no objections to placing him in the new battalion. It would seem prudent to appoint young men who may not be of sound politics …
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Assembling of the Reserve Corps
05/07/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentDue to a communication from General Wilkinson, it is fixed that the assembling of the reserve corps on the lower parts of the Ohio shall be deferred until Autumn.
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Arrangement of Officers Regimentally
02/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentEnclosure - List of names of regiments in infantry with each man's rank.
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Arrangement of Officers of the Western Army
02/21/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentHamilton encloses his arrangement of the officers of the Western Army in which he tries as much as possible to prevent the dislocation of Officers from their men. Requested McHenry to review list. …
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Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay.
05/23/1800 Draft LetterRoutine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay.
05/08/1800 Draft LetterRoutine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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