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No End to the Folly of Potentates, Etc.
06/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton reports to the Commander in Chief on the status of the recruiting service, the appointment of officers in the northeast, and the distribution of officers in the western army. He also has …
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No arms, clothing, or public stores of any kind...
08/09/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...Captain Brock...informs me he has no arms, clothing, or public stores of any kind, these men of Captain Gibson's and Lieutenant Lewis's at this place are in much want of clothing. I have received …
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Nine Months Pay Due this Garrison, Etc.
05/30/1799 Autograph Letter SignedIn addition to references to repairs at Fort Niagara and the people on boats passing the fort, Rivardi complains about overdue pay and and being afflicted by "the Ague" which will torment him until he …
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Need of a Non-Commissioned Officer
11/22/1799 Draft LetterHamilton requests that Capt. Read provide a Non-Commissioned Officer to attend his office on a diurnal, periodical, or permanent basis.
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Need for Additional Assistants
04/17/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMcHenry observes that additional assistants to the Purveyor and Superintendent of Military Stores would facilitate the provision and issuance of military supplies. He recommends the model established …
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Necesssity of Some Settled Plan of Communication
08/27/1799 Autograph Draft DocumentIn addition to a discussion of allotments of fuel and straw among the northern posts, Hamilton stresses the importance of instituting a plan of communication between officers and offices that operates …
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Necessity of Keeping Mangin Employed
02/28/1799 Letter SignedStevens stresses the need to keep the engineer, Mr. Mangin, employed since there is still much to be done respecting the works on Governors Island, the measures of defense yet to be erected, and the …
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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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My services can best be rendered in that country...
08/20/1799 Autograph Letter SignedWilkins acknowledges his temporary appointment as Quartermaster General but stresses that appointments and changes he might initiate may not be to the liking of the permanant occupant of this …
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My health is I hope perfectly restored...
06/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses "a map of river Miami, also a plan of the fort of the same name." States: "My health is I hope perfectly restored and as the fever has left me I trust soon to recover my usual strength." …
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My Connection with the Trade-Militant
06/21/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton suggests that if he acquaints his wife with games of tactics new to her, she may become more reconciled to Hamilton's involvement in the military profession.
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My attention will be confined to my own district...
08/24/1799 Autograph Draft Document Signed"On the subject of Winter Quarters, my attention will of course be confined to my own district. Doubtless, attention is paying by others to the troops which will be stationed within General Pinckney's …
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Music is Conducive to Recruiting, Etc.
04/08/1799 Autograph DraftHamilton believes that the four months' pay should be advanced to the officers and that drums and fifes should accompany the clothing since music aids recruitment. He needs additional copies of the …
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Much more system and punctuality than have heretofore obtained...
08/22/1799 Autograph Draft DocumentHamilton stresses the importance of efficiency and punctuality in supplying and paying the army. If possible, surplus supplies should be kept on hand, especially at the more remote posts, should the …
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