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RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers
07/30/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/29/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/23/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/19/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/19/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/13/1799 Letter Signed
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
07/12/1799 Letter Signed
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
08/21/1799 Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldier
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RE Administation of Individual Officers and Soldiers
11/13/1799 Letter Signed
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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Rations and Winter Quarters for 1799
07/16/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry discusses plans for contracts for supplying rations to the Army and proposals for winter quarters of the troops
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Questions Affecting the Legality of the General Court Martial
01/21/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry has two questions bearing on the legality of the General Court Martial: Can the Commandant of a Port or Garrison , where there a sufficient number of officers, order a General Court Martial? …
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Purchase of Land
08/03/1799 Letter Signed
Land for and construction of laboratory and arsenal near Philadelphia
General Information Index, 1794-1918. (RG94)
Protection of the Prisoners at Norris Town
09/13/1799 Letter Signed
"I herewith transmit you a copy of a letter from the Secretary of the Navy of this date requesting that the Marine Guard at Norris Town may be relieved by a competent number of infantry of the Army. …
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Protecting the Surveyors
04/11/1799 Letter Signed
Since the party of troops ordered to assist the Surveyor General in marking the boundary lines designated by the Treaty of Greenville has refused to do so, McHenry orders that a military escort be …
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Proposed Regulations Regarding Relative Rank Between New Officers & Promotions
04/29/1799 Letter Signed
Submits a plan for resolving the issue of relative rank between the officers of the 12 new regiments. Mentions as primary a concern to avoid comparisons based on merit, which might offend some of the …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Prohibition of Unwholesome Provisions for Soldiers
06/27/1799 Letter Signed
Referring to Hamilton's order to Contractors to provide fresh meat to the military five days of every week, McHenry notes that no such requirement exists in the law and that the nature of the rations …
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Prohibiting the Sale of Liquor to Indians, Etc.
09/19/1799 Letter Signed
Hamtramck reports from his post at Detroit on matters ranging from the drunkness of the local Indians to the erroneous report from Colonel Srong on the prevalence of Indian hostility.
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Proceed to New Town in Bucks County
03/16/1799 Letter Signed
"In consequence of orders from the Secretary of War, I am to desire that you proceed with the party under your command to New Town in Bucks County--for which purpose you will join and accompany a …
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Procedures for Requisitioning Articles
09/07/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry reviews the procedures for requisiitioning articles such as boats and gun carriages and for the erection of barracks and other buildings. These procedures are to be followed unless it is the …
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Price List of Peltries
04/24/1799 Letter Signed
Discusses prices for furs purchased from the Creeks, the proper care of the furs before shipment, and the proper method of packing them for shipment. Asks for a list of goods needed by the Factory.
Correspondence (Letters Received, Letters Sent, and Accounts) of the Creek Factory, 1795-1814. (RG75)
Preparation for an Expedition Against Insurgents
03/15/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry directs Hamilton to begin preparations for a military expedition against insurgents defying the laws of the United States in western Pennsylvania. He prefers the use of volunteer companies and …
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Preferring a Commission Rather Than a Salary
01/21/1799 Letter Signed
Stevens advises Hodgdon that of the three mehods of compensation--salary, commission per centum, or commission per disbursement--he prefers a commission for buying and superintending all military …
Post Revolutionary War Papers, 1784-1815. (RG94)
Petition of John Sylvester for a Pardon
07/05/1799 Letter Signed
Wolcott transmits a letter to the President relative to the petition of John Sylvester for a pardon. He has written his report on the merits of the case and requests the signatures and comments of the …
Oliver Wolcott Jr. Papers.
Paying the Officers and Supplying the Recruits
04/11/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry describes his efforts to ensure that regimental officers are paid promptly and to make sure that recruits are properly clothed.
Alexander Hamilton Papers
Paying the General's Expenses
01/10/1799 Letter Signed
McHenry reports to Simmons that George Washington has written that the expenses he incurred during his recent trip to Philadelphia were more than the pay and emoluments that he received from the …
Special File, 1790-1946. (RG94)