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Citation of Document by Printed Work
06/25/1799 Copy of document
Enclosed in McHenry to Hamilton, 06/28/1799.
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06/21/1799 Copy of document
Syrett listed this document in the Appendix to vol. 23.
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Circular: Army Recruiting
09/20/1799 Draft Letter
Circular to the Officers of the Second Regiment of Infantry: routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting.
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Circular: Army Recruiting
09/20/1799 Draft Letter
Circular to the Officers of the First Regiment of Infantry: Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting.
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Circular to the Field Officers of the Twelve Additional Regiments
07/13/1799 Letter Signed
Circular to the field Officers of the twelve additional regiments. In this circular, McHenry asked for the details of each officer's military service, which be used in settling their relative rank;
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Circular to the Commanding Officers at New York and West Point
01/30/1799 Autograph Draft Letter
Hamilton announces the transfer to his superintendence of the posts and troops under the command of the officers to whom this circular is addressed. He wants to be notified of the state of things …
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Circular to the Commanding Officers
02/15/1799 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"A letter from the Secretary of War places under my superintendence the posts and troops under your immediate command. All further communications therefore respecting them, including reports and …
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Circular to the Commandants of Regiments
06/19/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton stresses the importance of maintaining and submitting accurate returns. He also emphasizes that no money should be paid to a recruit without his undergoing a medical examination.
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Circular to the Commandants of Regiments
05/23/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton directs the Commandants to recommend officers to fill vacancies in the regiments expeditiiously and carefully but they should not feel slighted if their recommendations are rejected.
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Circular to the Commandants of Regiments
04/23/1799 Draft Document
The Secretary of War has authorized the hiring of temporary drummers and fifers for the recruiting service until others can be enlisted. New recruits should not remain long at their company …
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Circular to the Commandants of Regiments
03/27/1799 Letter Signed
Hamilton distributes thirteen sets of Rules and Regulations for the Recruiting Service which should be immediately distributed so that the officers may begin the business of recruiting as soon as the …
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Circular to the Battalion Commanders of the 2nd Regt. of Artillerists & Engineers
05/27/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton issues his orders to the commanders of the 2nd Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers who are assigned to the fortified posts along the Atlantic seaboard. He notes that points of military …
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Circular to the Artillery Field Officers
05/15/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton transmits the information on the arrangement adopted for the organization and disposition of the Regiment of Artillerists. Officers of this battalion should be informed of the arrangement.
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Circular to Four Captains in the Battalion Commanded by Adam Hoops
06/06/1799 Letter Signed
"Your company is to form part of a battalion under the command of Major Hoops. You will, therefore, hereafter communicate with him and receive his orders; making all your returns to him. Your letters …
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Circular on Recruiting Service
02/18/1799 Autograph Draft
Associated with his duties as Inspector General, Hamilton announces that he is now superentendent of the recruiting service. He directs that the State of Massachusetts should be divided into four …
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Circular Letter to Certain Recruiting Officers
06/06/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.
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Checking the Wanton Spirit of Desertion
07/03/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton affirms his support of the death sentence for Joseph Perkins for the crime of desertion. He argues that the sentence is fully authorized by the Military Code and is needed to check the wanton …
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Check an evil which may grow in magnitude.
06/24/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry asks for Hamilton's opinion as to the regulations respecting fuel, straw, stationery, and horses furnished to officers. He believes that the number of horses allotted to each grade should be …
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Charges and Specifications Against Captain Frederick Frye
03/08/1799 Copy of document
"Exhibit of the charges and specifications advanced against Frederick Frye by Major Adam Hoops."
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Change in the Association of the Officers, Etc.
05/23/1799 Letter Signed
Rice explains his choice of Brookfield as the rendezvous of a recruiting subdistrict because it would be more likely to attract recruits to the Army rather than the sea service as at the previous …
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Certificate of the President
12/21/1799
Certificate of the President, directing five hundred dollars to be passed to the credit of James Ross, Esq. applied to secret services.
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Certificate by Thomson Stille and Recompense Stanbery
09/24/1799 Document Signed
A certificate by Thomson Stille and Recompense Stanbery.
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Certificate
11/04/1799 Cited letter or document
Enclosed in Cochran to Hamilton, 11/01/99.
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Certificate
04/19/1799 Autograph Document Signed
Enclosed in Ustick to Hamilton, 04/20/1799.
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Causes of the Delays in Paying the Troops
11/18/1799 Letter Signed
Hamilton communicates to Washington a detailed explanation for the unfortunate delay in the payment of the troops. He blames the Paymaster General for his insistence on the use of the proper forms and …
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