vous. I have as yet had no acknowledgment of it. Before General Morgan left Philadelphia, I got him to give me a plan. Inclosed is a copy. If you think a better arrangement can be made, shall I ask the favor of you to have it done? for I cannot now rely on the success of my resort to General Lee in any reasonable time.

Will you have the goodness to put the letters herewith in a train to reach their destination with certainty? They are open, that you may perceive their object.

Very respectfully and affectionately,

I have the honor to be, &c.

MCHENRY TO HAMILTON.

March 29th, 1799.

The regular troops ordered to the scene of insurrection have all reached their first points of destination, except the company from this place, which is to march when ordered by General McPherson. The General received his instructions on Monday last; and every thing dependent on me has been done which regards the expedition. It seems that the adjutant-general for this State has not yet been able to furnish him with certain necessary returns. Is it not remarkable that however slightly the present governor of Pennsylvania comes in contact with insurrection, that delay becomes unavoidable in quelling it?

DEAR SIR:

HAMILTON TO WASHINGTON.

NEW-YORK, April 3d, 1799.

Agreeably to your letter of the 25th of March, which, with its inclosures have duly come to hand, I have written to the Pay

master-General to repair to the seat of government. Your letter to Colonel Hamtranck goes by the same opportunity.

The arrangements for beginning to recruit in the States of Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware are so mature, that it will be very extraordinary if the business does not actually commence in a week.

Nothing in my power will be omitted to press it forward in the other States. The prospect of success in the Middle and Northern States is not bad.

I get nothing very precise about the insurrection. But every thing continues to wear the character of feebleness in respect to the measures for suppressing it; and though I hope it will not become very serious, yet it will not be astonishing if, from mismanagement, it should become more troublesome than it need to be.

With greatest respect and attachment, &c.

HAMILTON TO M'HENRY.

NEW-YORK, April 8, 1799.

SIR:

Nothing can be more desirable than a well-digested plan for connecting the different parts of our military system, in regard to the procuring and issuing of supplies. I send you the outline of a scheme for that purpose. It is important that this, or a substi tute more eligible, should be without delay established. It is particularly essential, that the channels through which supplies are to pass to the troops, and the mode of application for them, should be designated and understood. The plan now transmitted, embraces this among other objects. I beg leave to urge a speedy attention to the subject.

With great respect and consideration,

I have the honor to be, &c.

Plan for the providing and issuing of Military Supplies.

The business of providing shall constitute one distinct branch of service; that of issuing, another.

The Purveyor shall be charged with the procuring of all supplies, except those for which contracts are made directly by the chiefs of the Treasury or War Departments.

The Superintendent of Military Stores shall superintend the issues of all supplies.

The Purveyor shall have near him three assistants, by whatsoever denominations; one, in relation to the supplies, which, according to past practice, fall within the department of Quartermaster-General, including the means of transportation; another, in relation to the supplies, which, according to past practice, fall within the department of Commissary of Provisions, with the addition of medical and hospital stores; a third, in relation to the supplies, which, according to past practice, fall within the department of Commissary of Military Stores, with the addition of clothing. The person who now resides at the seat of government, in quality of Quartermaster-General, may perform the duty of the first-mentioned assistant.

The Superintendent of Military Stores shall have near him three principal clerks, each of whom particularly to superintend the issues in one of the above-mentioned branches, aided by as many storekeepers as may be necessary.

The Purveyor shall have with each army a deputy, to be charged with the procuring of all supplies necessary to be procured with the army.

The Superintendent shall have with each army a deputy, who shall have under him three assistants; one, to superintend the issues of Quartermaster's stores; another, to superintend the issues of provisions; a third, to superintend the issues of other military stores and clothing.

The Purveyor and his deputies shall deliver over all that they provide to the Superintendent and his deputies. The actual custody and issuing of articles to be with the storekeepers, pur

suant to the written orders of the Superintendent and his deputies.

The Quartermaster-General, with the main army, and the Deputy Quartermaster-General, with each separate army, shall have the superintendence of the deputies of the Purveyor, with the respective armies; to see that they do their duty according to their instructions from the heads of their respective branches and the order of the commander of the army.

The Inspector-General with the main army, and the deputy Inspector-General with each separate army, shall have a like charge of the deputies of the Superintendent of Military Stores.

These officers to serve as checks upon the respective deputies, and points of union between the military and civil authorities.

The Paymaster-General shall reside at the seat of government, and be the fountain of all issues of money for the pay, bounty, &c., of the troops. He shall have a deputy with each army, who shall be charged with the issuing of all moneys to the Regimental Paymasters.

The Quartermaster of each division shall be charged with the procuring of all supplies, which may be occasionally necessary for such division, in addition to the general supplies.

The Quartermaster of each brigade shall be charged with the like duty, when the brigade is detached only; and always with the superintendence of the issues for such brigade, and consequently with the direction of all brigade officers having the custody of supplies.

Each brigade shall have a Commissary of Forage, and another of Provisions; to be charged respectively with the issues of those articles.

The Regimental Quartermaster shall receive and issue all supplies for the regiment, except of money and clothing.

The Regimental Paymaster shall issue moneys for the recruiting service to the company officers charged with that service, pursuant to warrants from the commanding officer of the regiment, or from the superintending officer of the recruiting service for such regiment, taking from each an accountable receipt.

Whenever it is practicable, he will himself pay the officers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of his regiment, individually when, by reason of distant detachments, this cannot be done, he will deliver the money to the officers commanding companies, or to the officers commanding parts of companies, at stations too distant for the agency of the commanders of companies; taking from each an accountable receipt. The money must, in each case, be paid and issued, pursuant to pay rolls signed by such commanding officers; and, wherever it is practicable, accompanied by the warrants of the commanding officers of the regiments, or of battalions when detached.

For all moneys which shall be issued to officers, to be disbursed by them, they shall account monthly with the Regimental Paymaster, producing to him the requisite vouchers. Upon every such accounting, he shall give a certificate of the substance thereof to the officers with whom such accounting shall be, specifying therein the vouchers which shall have been produced and left with him. This accounting shall be provisional only, and liable to the revision and control of the proper officer of the War Department, to whom the accounts and vouchers must be forwarded.

The same regulations, as nearly as the subject will admit, shall be observed in respect to the issuing of clothing and other articles (provisions excepted), which shall be issued to the noncommissioned officers and soldiers, and in respect to the accounting for the same.

Every receipt for pay, bounty, or other matter, from a noncommissioned officer or private who cannot write, shall be certified by a commissioned officer, who, wherever it shall be practicable, shall be other than the person for whom it is to serve as a voucher.

All documents or returns, upon which issues of money or other articles are to be made, must be countersigned by the chief officer of the regiment or other particular corps for which the same is to be issued.

The accounts of Regimental Paymasters and Quartermasters shall, previous to their transmission to the War Department, be