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Documents

• RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• Army Recruiting

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting.

• Relative Rank of Officers and Sundry Appointments

  Rice discusses the relative rank of his officers and sundry appointments.

• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• RE Army Recruiting

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting.

• RE Recommendations for Army and Navy Appointments

  Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments.

• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• RE Individual Officers and Soldiers & Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers and routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Re Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• British fort at Sandusky

  General Israel Chapin informs Knox that the British have begun to erect a fort at Sandusky. The British are much alarmed at the garrisoning of Presqu' Isle, and endeavor to persuade the Indians that the property at that place was fraudulently purchased.
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  Enclosed Receipts for Armory Accounts

  Williams encloses receipts for the accounts of the armory. He asks that the money be forwarded as post notes or U.S. bills. Copies of the receipts are on the same page as the note.

• RE Army, Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Repair Without Delay to the Seat of Insurrection

  "We beg leave in behalf of ourselves and sixty more young men to offer our services & to engage to repair without delay to the seat of insurrection in Northampton County, Pennsylvania."

• Articles Furnished in Proportion to Half Those Enlisted, Etc.

  In addition to sending a plan for dividing sundry States into recruiting districts and sub districts, Hamilton suggests that bounty money, clothing, and other articles should be furnished in proportion of half the number of men to be enlisted. He requests authority to appoint regimental staff.

• His Character as an Officer & His Political Principles

  Hamilton directs Dayton to deliver the enclosed letter to Major Ford which orders Ford to take command of some detachments of Artillerists who will march as auxiliaries to the volunteers under McPherson. He also inquires as to Ford's character as an officer and his political principles.

• Enough Force to Awe the Disaffected

  Hamilton warns against the deployment of an inadequate force. Sufficient strength must be displayed to inspire respect and to awe the disaffected. Thus will be avoided the magnification of a riot into an insurrection.

• RE Courts Martial & Infractions of Military Discipline

  Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline.

• Alterations & Additions to the Recruiting Instructions

  "I have received your letter of the 15 instant with alterations and additions proposed to be made into the recruiting instructions. These have been considered, generally adopted, and with some futher alterations will be put into the hands of a printer today and a sufficient number of copies sent you as soon as they shall be printed."

• Marching Orders to New Town

  Hamilton describes the route by which Hoops is to march his troops to New Town where he will be joined by Lieutenant Boote and a party of infantry and where he will recieve further orders from either the Secretary of War of General McPherson.

• Proceed to New Town in Bucks County

  "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 detachment which will leave this quarter on Monday the 18th instant, taking the orders of the commanding officer of this detachment...Let no time be lost."

• Plans for Arranging Recruiting Districts

  Hamilton submits his plan for arranging sundry states into recruiting districts and sub districts, not including those most southern and Kentucky and Tennessee. General Pinckney has been asked to submit a plan for Georgia and the Carolinas and the arrangement for Tennessee and Kentucky should be made by persons on the spot.

• Paymaster General at the Seat of Government

  Hamilton believes that the Paymaster Genral should be located at the seat of government but seeks Washington's instruction on this matter.