Nathan Rice
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Vacancies Due to Resignation
03/04/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentColonel Rice inquires as to whether the vacancies among the officers due to resignation are to be filled by new appointments or by succession.
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Soldiers Subject to Fits, Etc.
04/25/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice observes that a number of soldiers in his regiment are subject to fits and are rendered unfit for service. Since the surgeon deems them incurable and they would gladly procure replacements, Rice …
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Shabby Articles of Clothing
05/05/1800 Autograph Letter SignedLt. Col. Nathan Rice asks if it would not be for the good of the service to issue some new clothing before the expiration of the year, so as to avoid the shabby appearance of soldiers wearing worn out …
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Resignation of Lt. Flagg, Etc.
03/16/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice reluctantly encloses the resignation of Lt. Flagg whom he considered a promising officer but while waiting for the approval of his resignation Flagg pays little attention to his company for which …
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Resignation of Capt. Babbit
03/23/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentLt. Col. Rice conveys Capt. Erasmus Babbit's request to resign his commission and recommends that the resignation be accepted by the Secretary of War.
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Reasons for Neglect
05/02/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice feels forcibly the justice of Hamilton's reprimand regarding the neglect that has occurred in the Pay and Quartermaster's Departments at his post. However, there are circumstances that have …
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Length of the Pace
04/19/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice goes into considerable detail on the measure of the pace during a march. The average length of a pace for four classes of men, based on their height, is 30 & 3/4 inches. Discussed how certain …
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Guard for French Prisoners, Etc.
04/24/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentCol. Peck has applied to Col. Rice for a guard to take charge of some French prisoners at Providence but Rice doubts his authority to comply with the request.
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Expense of Musical Instruments
05/27/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice addressed the current situation in Oxford as, "not dissimilar to our primitive New England fast days. I feel for many of my officers, they left lucrative & honorable employment. They can now …
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Discharge of Harry Collins
04/03/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice contends that Harry Collins, enlisted by Lt. Springs and employed by him as a servant in his family, has no justification for the discharge he has requested.
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Court Martial of Uriah Stafford
02/25/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/DocumentRice describes the circumstances leading to the Court Martial of Uriah Stafford, a soldier of the 16th Regiment, charged with disobedience of orders and striking an officer. He was found guilty and …
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