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Establishing a Medium Price for Rations on Both Sides of the Ohio
11/08/1799 Draft Letter
Hamilton discusses a change from the current situation whereby different prices for rations are charged on the two sides of the Ohio River.
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Erecting Winter Quarters
10/14/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Rice discusses the preparations for erecting witner quarters at Oxford.
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Equalize the Supplies to Our Wants, Etc.
06/15/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry discusses the supply and pay concerns of the recruiting service.
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Enough Force to Awe the Disaffected
03/18/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Hamilton warns against the deployment of an inadequate force. Sufficient strength must be displayed to inspire respect and to awe the disaffected. Thus will be avoided the magnification of a riot into …
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Enlistment of Minors Over the Age of 17
06/21/1799 Copy of document
"...In answer to your letter of the 8th instant, there is no doubt that minors who have arrived at the age of eighteen and who are not apprentices may and ought to be enlisted and retained in the …
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Enlistment of Minors After They Arrive at the Age of 18
06/08/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Taylor requests Hamilton's opinion regarding whether recruiting officers may enlist those over the age of 17 without the consent of their parents, masters, or guardians.
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Enlisting None But Native Citizens
05/28/1799 Letter Signed
Hamilton reaffirms his commitment to enlisting none but native citizens or naturalized foreigners in to the Army. The criterion should be residence prior to the Revolution or the ability to present a …
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Enclosure
04/02/1799 Contemporary Copy of Letter
Enclosed in Simmons to Hamilton, 04/26/1799
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Encloses Undelivered Letter
09/23/1799 Document
Sender encloses a copy of his letter to Lewis dated March 22, which was returned undelivered.
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Encloses New Plan for Uniform of Army
12/1799 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamilton encloses a plan for the uniform of the Army, per an earlier request from McHenry. He stresses the importance of proper appearance and complains about the current uniform. He also includes an …
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Enabling Captain Taylor to Complete his Company
08/20/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
"Permit me to inform you that Captain Jonathan Taylor of my regiment has been recruiting in the town of Lexington (in the state of Kentucky) for some time past, his last return dated the 26th July …
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Elements of the Tactics of the Infantry
1799
Hamilton outlines elements of tactics for infantry, divided into three branches: the head and body, manual exercise, and marching.
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Early Preparation for Winter Quarters
08/22/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton stresses the importance of preparing early for winter quarters and lists his requirements for a proper site. He prefers Uxbridge in Massachusetts and recommends huts for quartering the …
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Early Preparation for Winter Quarters
08/22/1799 Letter Signed
Hamilton lists his requirements for quartering the troops during the coming winter. He prefers New Jersey as the location and huts as quarters. Sufficient wood and water must be available at the site …
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Each Commandant will himself exercise his regiment...
08/09/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Circular to the Commandants of Regiments: Hamilton decries the practice of commandants and officers who relegate the crucial element of training troops to inferiors.
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Duties of the Marine Corps
11/12/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
General Wilkinson affirms to Hamilton his belief that the Marine Corps should perform all duties relative to the Navy and four sentinals should be sufficient to protect the unlaunched hull of a vessel …
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Duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General
05/29/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains the duties of the Assistant to the Adjutant General. He is to perform the duties of the Adjutant General when that officer is absent or indiposed.
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Duties of the Agent of the War Department
05/24/1799 Letter Signed
According to the Secretary of War, Stevens, as Agent of the War Department, is to perform the duties of the Quartermaster General, the Clothier General, and the Commissary of Military Stores. Hamilton …
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Drawn to Their Rendezvous Almost Naked, Etc.
06/12/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
"From the progressive state of the recruiting service in the Circle under my command, I have the honor to inform you that a further supply of bounty money will be wanted as soon as it can conveniently …
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Doubts of My Adequacy
05/14/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Despite his inexperience, Ellery decides to accept the position of Assistant Adjutant General and promises to expend every exertion to diminish his incompetence.
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Documents Associated with the Cherokee Treaty
01/17/1799 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
McHenry transmits to the Senate the four documents associated with the negotiation of the treaty with the Cherokee nation, dated 30th March 1798.
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Division of Southern States into Districts & Sub-Districts
03/07/1799 Autograph Draft Letter
Hamilton announces that, as Inspector General, he is now the head of the recruiting service and instructs Pinckney on the organization of three southern states into recruiting districts and …
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Division of Said State into Four Districts
1799 Autograph Document
Discusses the division of the State of Rhode Island into four recruiting districts.
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Division of Rhode Island into Three Districts
1799 Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Discusses the division of the State of Rhode Island into three recruiting districts.
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Division of Connecticut into Districts and Sub Districts
02/28/1799 Autograph Letter Signed
Enclosure: "The state of Connecticut divided into two districts & ten sub districts."
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