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Staffing and Duties of the Office of the Paymaster General
10/30/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains his expectations regarding the staffing and duties of the office of the Paymaster General.
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Some of the men are actually almost naked...
07/09/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton discusses the number of cadets to be assigned to each regiment and the urgency of Captain Morris's request for clothing for the men at his garrison. "Some of the men of the infantry are …
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Smart Dress is Essential for Military Pride
05/18/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains the reasons why smart dress is essential for a faithfully zealous and well regulated army. He assures McHenry that, unlike the situation during the Revolution, the government is …
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Small Body of Cavalry is Indispensable
07/02/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton affirms his commitment to raising and equipping one cavalry troop as the best means of experimenting with various types of cavalry tactics.
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Settlement of a Rule of Promotion
08/25/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton complains that the recent appointments in Colonel Bentley's regiment appear to have been made without reference to guiding principles. Hamilton believes hat this practice will lead to …
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Rules which are to regulate promotions should be fixed and promulgated.
07/30/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton insists on the necessity on having specific rules regulating promotions that apply to all regiments.
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Rules Relating to Extra Expenses, Etc.
09/17/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton explains his rules relating to extra expenses with the understanding that commanders have the discretion to make exceptions in instances of special circumstances. He addresses the questions …
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Revising the Proceedings of the Trial of Sergeant Hunt
04/23/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton observes that the Articles of War require that two thirds of the members of the Court must vote to convict in cases where the death penalty is inflicted. He presumes that was true in the …
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Responding to Rivardi's Complaints
06/25/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton reviews the steps that are to be taken to respond to the complaints of Major Rivardi.
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Resolution of Charges for Postage
10/14/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Swan requests pay for himself and his secretaries. He explains the procedure for handling charges for postage from officers which are to be paid by the agent for the war department in New York.
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Rendering a Sentence of Death
06/12/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton reviews the legal procedures for rendering the death sentence in a General Court-Martial. He refers specifically to the case of Sergeant Richard Hunt who had been sentenced to death by a …
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Rejection of Appointment as Lieutenant Colonel Commandant
10/24/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Hamilton assures Gibbs that his rejection for the post of Lieutenant Colonel Commandant was not due to a lack of support from either General Washington or himself. He criticizes Gibbs for having …
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Regulations respecting Certain Supplies, Etc.
09/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Regulations respecting certain supplies and respecting objects of special and extra expense.
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Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States
05/21/1799 Autograph Draft Document
"...It is...necessary that the officers generally should be possessed of 'The Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States.' I mean those which were instituted in our …
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Regular chain of communication should be preserved...
08/27/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Circular to the Commandants of Regiments; Hamilton insists that officers communicate with each other according to the chain of command and explains where returns should be transmitted: returns of …
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equpment
05/26/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
10/06/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
06/08/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
06/04/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
05/29/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
05/27/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
05/26/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
05/24/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
05/10/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment
04/29/1799 Autograph Draft Document
Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.
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