Simmons certifies that $15.07 is due Private Thomas Lovely, of Captain Reed's Company, 3rd Sub Legion, being his pay from January 1st to April 23rd 1795, the day of his discharge.
Two dollars should be remitted by the Treasurer in favor of John Habersham, being for the incidental and contingent expenses of the Department of War in Georgia. Warrants and receipts are to be annexed and Habersham is held accountable for the amount in the books of the War Department.
Muster and Receipt rolls delayed due to the necessity of sending for Ebenezer Thompson's receipts. Updates on the payment and status of Joseph Cole and John Cole who were absent by desertion.
Simmons certifies that $218.27 is due Capt. Cornelius R. Sedam and the men under his command at the rendezvous at Spring Garden New Jersey being his and their pay for August 1795.
Simmons certifies that $36.00 is due George Balfour, Surgeon's Mate, being his pay and forage for August 1795 which sum is payable to his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Balfour.
Simmons certifies that $268.50 is due John Shaw being his pay as an Assistant Engineer at the fortifications at Annapolis Maryland from June 10th to December 6th 1794.
Simmons states that an advance of monies for the salaries of Hodgdon's clerks would be improper but In order to make his quarterly adjustment of the accounts of the Superintendant of Military Stores, Simmons asks Hodgdon to state his own salary and the salaries of his clerks from the date of their last settlement up to the beginning of the present quarter. This must be done quarterly and separately from the payments for the expences of the Ordnance Department.
Relays some information received from Governor Jay of New York concerning the upcoming treaty negotiations with the St. Regis [Iroquois] Indians, namely the date (September 18) and the location (Fort George, south of Lake George). Pickering admits he has not been informed of the identity of the New York state commissioners. Refers to an enclosed extract [not included] which gives all information necessary for representing the United States' interests in the negotiations.
Pickering alerts Colonel Butler that Governor Mifflin has given his approval for the erection of posts at Franklin and Le Boeuf and urges haste in doing so in order to have them completed before winter.
Money for the payment of troops at West Point received from the Supervisor at New York. Freeman hopes to pay troops before he transmits other receipt rolls.
Tingley, the Clerk of the New York Naval Yard, writes Pickering, the Interim Secretary of War, to provide him with a return for the past month and to provide him with a receipt for all the supplies being used by the site.
