To Alexander Hamilton from William Willcocks, 16 April 1800
From William Willcocks, 16 April 1800
New York. April 16th. 1800
Sir
To my great Surprize Captain Church this morning informed me that Lieutenant Schuyler, was still engaged in the recruiting-Service.
On the very day that I received Colonel Smiths orders for the Suspention of that business, I wrote a circular letter to every Officer in that duty, inclosing a copy of my orders received, on the Subject, (a copy of which is inclosed) and with my own hand put them into the Post-office: And have the more particular remembrance respecting Lieutenant Schuyler, because being at some loss whether to direct to Albany, or Troy, I had to refer to his last letter, which was from Troy—It may be that in the interim he returned to Albany, & by that means not have received mine—
I have this day written again—Lieutenant Thompson stationed at Utica, ought to have been here. I have written again to him—Lieutenant Cooper, from Coopers town, has arrived.
versa
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(AL, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress), enclosing Willcocks to Philip S. Schuyler, March 21, 1800 (copy, in Willcocks’s handwriting, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress).