Autograph Letter Signed
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Monument to George Washington
12/23/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLt. 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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Money to be furnished to recruiting rendezvous at Wilmington and Bennington
10/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton asks that Swan gather all arrears of pay that may be due officers and to provide them to the persons appointed to act as paymasters to the recruiting parties at Bennington and Wilmington.
Muster Rolls of Regular Army Organization, 1784-1912. (RG94)- No image
Money for the 8th and 9th Regiments
10/25/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"The Secretary of War handed me your letter of the 24 instant this morning with an authority in writing to employ an express to take money to the 8th and 9th Regiments. I am putting the business in …
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Money due Doctor Scott
07/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMoney furnished to Craig for payment of Dr. Hugh Scott for the cost of medicine for Fort Fayette.
James Robertson Papers
Money and Death
07/05/1799 Autograph Letter SignedNegotiation of compensation, Lyman's returns enclosed in last letter. Alarm related to three Indian deaths has subsided, yellow fever not linked to death.
James Robertson Papers- No image
Moderation of the Contractors for Massachusetts should be rewarded.
07/29/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...I hesitate whether the invitation ought to extend to the contractors for Massachusetts. Their price is as low as it can well be. The position heretofore intended for three regiments is in …
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Missing Clothing, no Invoice of Stores
10/03/1799 Autograph Letter SignedFears that his last letter was miscarried, so sends a duplicate. Discusses hogsheads of clothing. Requests that an invoice of stores be forwarded.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) - No image
Missing Capt. Church
12/23/1799 Autograph Letter SignedSmith regrets the loss to his regiment of Capt. Philip Church who has become aide-de-camp to Hamilton.
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Misleading Information
07/12/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHodgdon had not heard of Quartermaster Generals arrival, possible he is in Philadelphia. Hodgdon berated Craig for lacking "superior knowledge or attention" to certain intelligence he relayed to …
James Robertson Papers
Misc. Accounting Information
01/28/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLewis, a clerk in the War Department, discusses the details of some accounting matters that he feels Hamilton should be cognizant of, including notification of a warrant for Hamilton's pay, …
Alexander Hamilton Papers- No image
Military stores to be sent to New Orleans
10/29/1799 Autograph Letter SignedStates that he is ordered to charter a vessel and load it with military stores for New Orleans within four days.
Miscellaneous Letters Received by the Fourth Auditor, Jan 12, 1795-Dec 31, 1897. (RG217) (M1187) 
Military Stores Invoice of Goods
07/09/1799 Autograph Letter SignedLetter covering an invoice of military stores being shipped to Fort Wilkinson in Georgia for trading with the Southern Indians. The letter discusses the amounts the agents are to charge for the goods.
Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75)
Military stores and shipment
09/27/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Isaac Craig discusses troops' clothing and local politics with Samuel Hodgdon, Commissary of Military Stores. Also mentions that he received his letter regarding Joseph Johnston's power of …
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Military discipline and the organization of regiments
04/07/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRoutine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline. Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments
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Military Discipline
09/24/1799 Autograph Letter SignedTransmits regulations, asks that an immediate stop be put to the practice of distributing rations to the children of soldiers.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Military Appointments, Winter Quarters
09/26/1799 Autograph Letter SignedRefers to an appointment [illegible]. Mentions the winter quarters of a regiment.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Methods Proposed for Reducing Desertion
05/28/1799 Autograph Letter SignedForwards correspondence detailing the recommended appointment of one man to a post which may soon be declined by another. Reports "ruinous" desertion; recommends 4 methods to combat it: greater …
John Adams Papers
Merchantman to deliver tents, arms, and clothing
05/14/1799 Autograph Letter SignedAsks the Attorney General if there is a merchantman in Winchester who can be trusted in delivering tents, arms, and clothing to troops.
James McHenry Papers
Mentions Accoutrement Needs
02/22/1799 Autograph Letter SignedEncloses [illegible] document. Mentions accoutrement needs.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Men Who Are Totally Unfit for Service as Soldiers
01/15/1799 Autograph Letter SignedCapt. Ingersoll seeks McHenry's approval of a General Court Martial in which Ingersoll seeks to discharge from the Army men who he believes are totally unfit for service as soldiers.
Alexander Hamilton Papers- No image
Men Destitute of Clothing
06/06/1799 Autograph Letter SignedDaniels complains that while the clothing for the infantry appears to be available the artillery is destitute. If the officers of the recruiting service had complied with orders to take the clothing …
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Men are destitute of shirts, overalls, and shoes...
10/16/1799 Autograph Letter Signed"...In August last I made out a return of clothing that would be due to my company on the first of the present month. The men...all are destitute of shirts, overalls, and shoes...We claim arrearages …
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Medial Establishment & Appropriation for the Augmented Army
01/21/1799 Autograph Letter SignedHamilton sends a draft of a bill regulating the medical establishment and discusses whether or not the appropriation for the augmented army ceases with the end of the present session of Congress.
Alexander Hamilton Papers- No image
Martial Law at Detroit
04/11/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMcHenry discusses the imposition of martial law in Detroit which has resulted in complaints from Detroit's inhabitants. The President argues that martial law is necessary to prevent the sale of liquor …
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Marching to Join My Command
03/22/1799 Autograph Letter SignedMajor Ford has received Hamilton's orders and will march immediately to join his command.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
