William S. Smith

129 documents

RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
08/06/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
07/23/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers
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Proposed Rank of Officers of the 12th Regiment
04/08/1799 Autograph Document
Proposed rank of the officers of the 12th Regiment.
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Permission to Teach the Back and Small Sword
11/15/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith informs Hamilton that two French gentlemen requested permission to teach the back and small sword to the officers of the Brigade but were refused because of the delicacy of existing questions …
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Necessary Supplies Should be Forwarded
06/12/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
"...we have neither tents nor the necessary camp utensils. I will however endeavor to help them over these inconveniences until, by your communications to the War Office, the necessary supplies may be …
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Mourning the Loss of George Washington
12/24/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
William S. Smith assures Hamilton that the troops have been put through the funeral exercise and everyone involved in the ceremony is deeply impressed with the solemnity of the sad occasion.
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Monument to George Washington
12/23/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Lt. Col. William S. Smith discusses his plans for a monument to the memory of General Washington, with an inscription of a poem penned by him the previous night: "Sacred to the Memory of the …
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Missing Capt. Church
12/23/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith regrets the loss to his regiment of Capt. Philip Church who has become aide-de-camp to Hamilton.
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Letter to Mr. Courtlandt
07/16/1799 Copy of document
Letter from William S. Smith to Philip Courtlandt. Image not available.
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Letter
11/11/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Amry supplies, quarters, and pay
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I protest against the arms...
09/07/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith feels obligated to warn that many of the arms and horseman's tents supplied to his regiment are not fit for service.
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Filling Menial Stations
03/13/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith recommends that officers who need servants should engage them with the pay and rations of soldiers but no soldiers should be taken from the line to fill such menial stations.
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Divine Services on Sunday for the Troops
11/10/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith recommends to Hamilton that his troops attend divine services on Sundays and recommends that the local parson be employed for that purpose. This would eliminate the immediate necessity of …
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Courts-Martial and Infractions of Military Discipline
12/05/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline.
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Citation Only
09/20/1799 Copy of document
Enclosed in Smith to Hamilton, 09/21/1799.
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Can Captain Church be Spared to Recruit His Company?
05/03/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Smith assures Hamilton that Captain Church, Hamilton's new Aide de Camp, will not be required to recruit his company unless Hamilton permits him to do so. According to the 6th section of the Act for …
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
12/10/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay
12/03/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Army Recruiting
02/28/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting.
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Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
12/27/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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[Untitled]
12/28/1799 Cited letter or document
Cited in Hamilton to Smith, 01/03/1799.
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Use of Trained Men as Artillerists and Engineers
05/21/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Advised bringing trained officers and soldiers who are at the point of dismissal on as artillerists and engineers.
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Supervisor of the State of New Jersey
03/13/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Smith recommends Maj. William Shute of the 11th as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of the State of New Jersey.
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Restrained St. Patrick's Day Mirth
03/17/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Smith assures Hamilton that he declined an invitation to spend St. Patrick's Day in New Ark and, though there was much mirth at camp, it was not improper. Enclosed letter pertaining to dispute of …
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Recruitment of Artillerists
05/31/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Smith says that he will certainly cooperate with Major Tousard who will be arriving for the purpose of recruiting six companies of Artillerists. The necessary facilities for the accomplishment of that …
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