Collection

• 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.

• 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 Supplies, Quarters, and Pay.

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

• 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.
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  Request to deliver gun stocks

  Letter, directs delivery of thirteen hundred best seasoned black walnut musket stocks for use of Kingsley and Perkins, contractors for furnishing the United States with muskets at Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
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  Request to deliver powder for proving musket barrels, and lead for balls

  Letter, directs delivery of powder and lead to John Nicholson for proving musket barrels and half a hundred weight of lead.

• Arrangement of the Officers of the Old Regiments

  "I received this morning your letter of the 31st October ultimo enclosing and submitting for appraisal a project of a new arrangement of the officers of the four old regiments of infantry. The books and records of this office being packed up, it is out of my power to make any comparison between the project and the order in which these officers stand in the arrangement made upon principles sanctioned by the late President in pursuance of the act to ascertain and fix the military establishment passed the 30th of May 1796. I shall the first moments after my arrival in Philadelphia, which I expect will be on Tuesday next and the opening of the office, attend to the subject..."

• Plan of the Cantonment of the Union Brigade

  Plan of the Cantoonment of the Union Brigade ... commanded by William S. Smith'
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  Rules of Rank & Promotion

  President Adams (via Hamilton, in turn via Ellery) stipulates rules of rank and promotion in the U.S. Army. Establishes relative rank as it stood at the end of "the war," for those who served until its end and those who did not. Prescribes the line of promotion, including statement that the officer next in rank below a vacancy should be considered first for filling it, though this is subject to exception.

• Citation Only

  Citation only, enclosed in Hamtramck to Hamilton, 11/01/99.
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  Patterns Stolen by Aron Brodie Who Is Now Being Carried to Prison

  Ames discusses the theft of arms from the factory and their recovery in the chest of Aron Brodie along with other articles taken from the works. Brodie is be escorted to prison by an officer and will be duly punished for his villainy.
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  Troop Clothing Matters

  Major Craig discusses troop clothing matters with Samuel Hodgdon; clothing is on its way to the northwestern posts.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Thurston, 11/29/1799.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Crafts, 11/18/1799.

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Tillinghast, 11/08/1799.
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  Estimate of expenditures at New London, Virginia

  Estimate of expenditures on account of United States at New London in Virginia to James Callaway for rent of sundry houses for military stores and as a clerk's office.
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  Estimate of expenditures at New London, Virginia

  Holt sends Simmons estimate of expenses, amounting to $184, to be paid to Samuel Hodgdon.

• 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.

• 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 Organization of Individual Regiments.

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.

• RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment.

  Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.