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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/07/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/04/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/09/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/02/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/02/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
08/15/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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Re Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/04/1799 Draft Document
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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Quartermaster's Supplies Needed for One Regiment
10/22/1799 Draft Document
"At foot you will find a list of Articles of Quartermaster's supply necessary for hutting and providing fuel for a regiment, two-thirds of which, it is supposed, on account of the regiment's not being …
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Proposed Regulations & Employment of Major Tousard
10/01/1799 Draft Document
"I wait for your instructions concerning the regulations proposed to you with respect to objects of extra expense. As soon as I receive your direction I shall issue orders for having the regulations …
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Pressing Applications for Horsemen's Tents
08/31/1799 Draft Document
"I have lately received pressing applications from various quarters... for a supply of horsemen's tents. I can only renew the urgent requests which I have so frequently made to you...
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Preparations for Winter Quarters
10/25/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton questions whether the land contracted for winter quarters will supply the timber required for huts and fuel. He needs assurance that the proposed plan for winter quarters accommodates the …
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Plan for Reinforcing the Garrison at Niagara
10/02/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton discusses a plan for the disposition of the Western Army and the reinforcement of the garrison of Niagara. He is pleased by the kindly treatment of the garrison by the neighboring British …
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Pay and Emoluments of the Secretary of the Inspector General
10/27/1799 Draft Document
"The Secretary of the Inspector General [Hamilton] is entitled to the pay and emoluments of a captain. The expression is general. It is not stated in the law whether the emoluments of a captain of …
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Pain and Mortification at Delays in Sending Recruiting Money
11/14/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton expresses his dismay at the delays in the transmission of the necessary supplies of money needed for the recruiting service.
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Organizing the Fortifications & Regulations for the Artillerists
10/02/1799 Draft Document
"...I am very sensible of the necessity of more organization and system on the subject of fortifications than now exist. The thing has had my attention and will continue to have it until the object is …
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Nominations of Stickney and Wilson as Cadets
11/11/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton informs Rice that Stickney and Wilson have been recommended to the Secretary of War for appointment as Cadets in his regiment but it is important that seniority in the ranks be based on dates …
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Nomination of Two Young Gentleman as Cadets
09/19/1799 Draft Document
Circular to the Commandants of Regiments: "The Secretary of War has determined to appoint immediately two Cadets to each regiment and he has directed me to request from the several Commandants a …
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Model for the Coat and Vest of the Dragoons, Etc.
09/10/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton solicits McHenry's opinion on the models for the coat and vest for the dragoons and the helmet for the officers;
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Men and Supplies of the Twelve Additional Regiments
08/19/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton reports on sundry matters related to the officers and men and supplies of the twelve additional regiments.
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I have appointed as permanent secretary Thomas Y. Howe...
07/17/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton announces that he has appointed Thomas Howe as his permanent secretary and requests that he be made a second lieutenant so that he will be adequately compensated for his duties..
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Field & Staff Officers of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Regiments
10/31/1799 Draft Document
"I have the honor to send you the arrangement which has been proposed by General Wilkinson and approved by me; subject to a negative from your department previous to his departure. This mode has been …
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Discharge of William Richardson
09/13/1799 Draft Document
"I enclose to you the copy of a letter from Captain Draper of your regiment. I am of opinion from the circumstances which are stated that it will be proper to discharge the person to whom the letter …
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Discharge of Sewal Moore
09/14/1799 Draft Document
"Your letter of the sixth of this month has been delivered to me. I have no objection to the discharge of Sewal Moore if he will procure a good and substantial person in his place. With regard to the …
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Difficulty in the Payment of Troops, Etc.
09/14/1799 Draft Document
Hamilton emphasizes that the troops must be paid promptly or many probems, including desertions, will resutl. The lack of musters or payrolls should not interfere with this goal. He notes that that …
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Departing from Ordinary Forms in the Advance of Pay
09/14/1799 Draft Document
"...Information from different regiments gives me to understand that my recommendations as to an advance in pay have not succeeded. As the troops are much discontented at the delay, it is my duty to …
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