Accounts and expenditures for the armoury at Springfield, MA received and examined. Debit to United States to be added to account summary of Williams for next quarter.
Certification of payment; $25.50 to Major Andrew Johnston, Regiment of Pennsylvania Militia, commanded by Colonel Jeremiah Mosher, ordered into service to suppress an insurrection in the western counties of Pennsylvania, 1794.
Anticipates need for powder at Pittsburgh; asks the purveyor (named as Israel Whelen on the envelope) to investigate powder prices in Philadelphia to compare with those around Pittsburgh.
In the absence of the Comptroller, Clerk Rann acknowledges receipt of Simmons' letter dated the 23rd of July and its enclosures all of which will be carefully preserved and laid before the Comptroller upon his return.
Simmons repeatedly requested account balance information from Mr. Betterton, clerk at Office, but he can not offer information on accounts due to the previously settled accounts with Treasury. Simmons requested information on accounts current in Fleming's possession in order to settle accounts.
Warrant No. 3925 issued in favor of John Jordan Jr. Warrant was made payable at the Bank of the United States but upon inquiry at auditor's office, the warrant was yet to be cashed.
Simmons submitted draft written by Dayton but was refused. It was deemed more appropriate for Dayton to report charges and receive credit through his accounts. Therefore draft was returned to Dayton.
Commanding Officers of corps, detachments, posts, garrison, and recruiting parties belonging to the military establishment of the United States are to report to Brigadier General Wilkinson in Washington; and all officers on furlough are to report to the same officer with all possible dispatch.
All printers within the United States who published invitations for proposals for contracts of the 13th of March last are requested to insert the above in their papers, once a week for two months.
Williams admits that his mind is filled with apprehension relative to his estimate for July. His estimate with the pay and muster rolls of the armorers, as handed to him by the Superintendent, was enclosed in a letter to the Secretary of War which he carried to the post office himself on July 8th.
Samuel Hodgdon requests that General MacPhearson close the account of military stores opened for supply of his Corps of Blues during the campaign against John Fries Rebels. This letter encloses a copy MacPhearson's account: "Return of Sundry Articles of Military Quarter Master's Stores, delivered to General McPherson for the use of his Corps."
