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a letter, addressed to the Major, as you please, and also to inform me of the number of men required, and of the kind and quantity of provisions to be taken with us. As I am the originator of this project, of course I intend to be one of the volunteers. With my best wishes for your continued health and usefulness to our beloved country, I remain your friend and servant, James A. Hamilton. To Lieut.-Gen. Scott, Washington. Lieutenant General Scott to J. A. Hamilton. Washington, January 1, 1861. Sir:Lieutenant General Scott desires me to acknowledge your letter of the 10th ultimo, and to inform you that he read it to the President of the United States. Both appreciate its patriotic spirit, but they coincided in the opinion that the immediate military of the country require no appeal to militia or volunteers in aid of the regular army. I am, respectfully, Your obedient servant, George W. Lay, Lieutenant-Colonel, A. D. C. James A. Hamilton, Esq. J. A. Hamilton t