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• Proposed Arrangement of the Officers in the 14th Regt

  Rice listed the names of officers in the 14th Regiment in proposed order of rank, for Hamilton's approval.

• [A list of divisions and subdivisions for Virginia.]

  Enclosed in Lee to Hamilton, 04/12/1799.

• List of Officers for the Eleventh Regiment

  A list of those officers designated for the 11th Regiment of Infantry.

• List of Officers for North Carolina

  A list of the names of officers designated for North Carolina.

• Recruiting Districts within Circle Number 7

  A discussion of the recruiting districts within Circle Number 7.

• Proposed Rank of the Officers of the 12th Regiment.

  A discussion of proposed ranks for the officers of the 12th Regiment.
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  Contract Respecting the Provision of Rations

  An unsigned agreement between James McHenry, Secretary of War, and an unidentified procurer in which the procurer agrees to provide rations to the listed locations at the designated prices.

• Officers Who Must Serve on a Court-Martial

  A list of names of officers who are required to serve during an impending court-martial.

• Petitioners Referred to Secretary of War

  Ross lists names of people who petitioned Congress during the last session and whose petition was referred to the Secretary of War. The petition is now in Howell's office.

• A List of Lieutenant Colonels and Majors, Ranked

  A list of Lieutenant Colonels and Majors ranked agreeably to the documents from the War Office and in conformity with the rules adopted by the President of the United States relative to rank and promotion in the Army.

• Distribution & Assignment of the 14th. Circle in the State of Massachusetts into SubDistricts

  Rice has created a table listing the superintending officers, the subdistricts, the principal town for each subdistrict, and the officer in charge of the district. These districts were all under his direction.

• Officers of the Court Martial

  Enclosed in Moore to Hamilton, 03/04/1799.

• Large Districts Pennsylvania

  Discusses the large recruiting districts of the State of Pennsylvania.

• Division of Said State into Four Districts

  Discusses the division of the State of Rhode Island into four recruiting districts.

• Division of Rhode Island into Three Districts

  Discusses the division of the State of Rhode Island into three recruiting districts.

• [Untitled]

  Congratulations on appointment as Secretary of War. Pledges his full support.
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  Correspondence on troop movements

  General MacPherson informs McHenry that it is "utterly impossible" to move the particular troops in question sooner than Wednesday morning.

• [Unknown; No Document]

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• [Rules Adopted by the President of the United States]

  Enclosed in McHenry to Washington, 09/03/1800, title given as The following Rules adopted by the President of the United States relative to Rank and promotion in the Army.

• Citation Only

  Citation only.

• Citation Only

  Citation only

• Elements of the Tactics of the Infantry

  Hamilton outlines elements of tactics for infantry, divided into three branches: the head and body, manual exercise, and marching.

• Uniform for the Army of the United States

  Regulations describing the uniform for the various ranks of the Army of the United States. The cut and construction of some garments are described in detail.

• Regulations which it is proposed to establish relative to the uniform of troops

  Letter, Citation only

• List of Quarter Supplies Necessary for 1 Regiment

  Hamilton lists the articles necessary for housing and providing fuel for a regiment.