Alexander Hamilton

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Restrained St. Patrick's Day Mirth
03/17/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Smith assures Hamilton that he declined an invitation to spend St. Patrick's Day in New Ark and, though there was much mirth at camp, it was not improper. Enclosed letter pertaining to dispute of …
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Resignation of Maj. Mahlon Ford
04/04/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Ford contends that when he reported to Fort Norfolk the post was a picture of destruction due to the incompetence of Capt. Richard Blackburn. He was faced with the choice of either giving up the …
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Resignation of Lt. Flagg, Etc.
03/16/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Rice reluctantly encloses the resignation of Lt. Flagg whom he considered a promising officer but while waiting for the approval of his resignation Flagg pays little attention to his company for which …
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Resignation of Capt. Babbit
03/23/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Lt. Col. Rice conveys Capt. Erasmus Babbit's request to resign his commission and recommends that the resignation be accepted by the Secretary of War.
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Resignation
05/20/1800 Letter Signed
McHenry agrees with Hamilton's assertion that public affairs are dangerous to one's reputation at present. On the whole, McHenry is happy to have resigned. He encloses a copy of a letter to his nephew …
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Requests Relief from His Post, Etc.
02/06/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Rivardi again requests that he be relieved and sent to West Point because of his health and his inability to afford the expenses of the command at Fort Niagara.
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Request of Madame de Fleury
03/07/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Lafayette requests that Madame de Fleury be allowed to request assistance from the government of the US regarding the service that her late husband, General de Fleury, rendered.
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Report of Small Pox Infection
03/27/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Lt. Pope reports that that one of the men in Capt. Eddins' company now has symptoms of small pox so there is concern about infecting others of the 58 persons now residing at Fort Jay. Blamed …
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Report from the Constitution at Sea
02/26/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Robert Hamilton reports that they have little prospect of taking more prize money since they have not seen the three French frigates that they expected to encounter although the Boston Frigate has …
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Removal of Stores from Fort Wayne
04/14/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Hamtramck inquires as to whether quartermaster stores can be moved from one fort to another, as was done from Fort Wayne by the Quartermaster General, without the consent of the principal officer in …
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Relative Rank of the Field Officers
03/26/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
McHenry explains that seniority should be the basis of assigning relative rank to field officers within the regiments of infantry. If there are two majors, the senior major is assigned the higher …
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Relative Rank of Officers of the 9th Regiment
03/01/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Pinckney requests a clarification regarding the relative rank of the officers of the 9th Regiment; it appears there is confusion regarding the rank of Major William Beal. Believed certain officers …
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Regulations on Soldiers Taken From the Line
03/12/1800 Draft Letter
Establishes the regulations respecting the number of soldiers taken from the line and assigned to senior officers.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Regulations Governing Purchase of Supplies
03/14/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Enclosed regulations regarding supplies and objects that are of "extra expense". McHenry ordered Hamilton to take the regulations under advisement and to execute the purchase of supplies per …
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Regrets at Hamilton's Departure
06/02/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
"No person sir will regret your leaving the army more than myself. The profession meets with an irreparable loss and both officers and soldiers lose one of their best parents."
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Regarding the Federalist Party
11/19/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Letter from the former Secretary at War to Alexander Hamilton; discusses President Adams, the Federalists, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, and Major Tousard.
MMC, McHenry, James: Mm85004543
Reduction of the Garrison at Ft. Wayne
04/18/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
When Wilkins received orders that the Garrison at Ft. Wayne was to be reduced to one company he directed that the Assistant Quartermaster be discharged but was told by Col. Hamtramck that he could not …
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Reducing the Twelve Regiments, Etc.
05/16/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
McHenry has received a letter from the President to reduce the twelve regiments to Maj. Generals Hamilton and Pinckney and orders Hamilton and Pinckney to make immediate arrangements to reduce the …
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Recruits for the Marine Corps
05/27/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Burroughs requests that 100 of the men being discharged from the Army at the Camp at Scotch Plains be recruited for the Marine Corps by M. Reynolds.
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Recruitment of Artillerists
05/31/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Smith says that he will certainly cooperate with Major Tousard who will be arriving for the purpose of recruiting six companies of Artillerists. The necessary facilities for the accomplishment of that …
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Recruiting Service of the 12 Regiments
03/28/1800 Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Pinckney comments on Hamilton's orders to stop the recruiting service for the twelve regiments and how it affects specific regiments. Cited peace with France as possibility for reinlisting men in …
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments, Etc.
04/23/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments, Etc.
03/08/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
05/09/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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Recommending Individuals for Army and Navy Appointments
04/26/1800 Autograph Letter Signed
Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.
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