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.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Rivardi reports on the deprivations and hardships of his garrison at Niagara as winter approaches. He has a larger number of sick than usual, including his wife. Much of his meat and flour has gone bad and he worries that his supplies won't arrive before ice blocks river transportation.
Announces that the brig Scammel is in New York and will convoy vessel shipping guns to Fort Adams. Suggests making arrangements for an additional vessel.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
"...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 accomplished. It is my intention, if the views ot the Secretary of War shall not prevent, to employ you during the winter at or near New York in assisting to prepare regulations for the service of the corps of Artillerists."
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 officers.
Certification of payment; $121.70 Joseph Campbell, contractor, for fuel, quarters and straw furnished troops of Captain Denise Forman, Hackensack, New Jersey.
Simmons informs McRee that Lt. Patrick Harris' receipt roll was received. Simmons cautions McRee to insure receipt rolls containing marks by soldiers unable to write their names are properly witnessed.
