The Treasurer has remitted to Nathaniel Gorham a sum to be transmitted to Bryant on account of the Ordnance Department for repairs and articles directed to be made and purchased by the President of the United States agreeable to an Act of Appropriation passed on March 24th, 1794.
The Treasurer will remit to Dunham a sum to be transmitted to Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton at Elizabeth Town, being for the use of the recruiting service in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
Major Craig discusses the following issues with Samuel Hodgdon: supply of cash for quartermaster department, moving stores from Greensburg, the necessity to drawing payment for iron, and accounting problems stemming from transactions associated with General Neville.
Instructions to deliver Indian good received and will be attended to. Pay and subsistence for mail boat crews enclosed. Requested accounts to be sent to Post Master General.
The Treasurer will remit to Carrington a sum to be transmitted to Lieutenant Charles Harrison, being both his pay as an Ensign and his pay as a Lieutenant in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers after his promotion to said rank.
Bruff will receive a sum from Lieutenant Simon Geddes, being Bruff's pay from July 1794 through February 1795. A further sum is for the pay of Geddes for February and a third sum is for Bruff's recruits for January and February of 1795.
Hodgon is asked to have packed up and transported to Colonel Carrington in Richmond clothing, equipage, and arms to be delivered to Captain Alexander Gibson in Staunton, Captain Samuel Tinsley in Richmond, and Lieutenant Stephen Trigg in Fincastle.
Requests to know the reasons why he received no allowance in his pay account for forage as adjutant and quartermaster. Refers to an Act of Congress authorizing the pay.
Howell apologizes to Lenox and Colonel [Walton] White for transmitting the charges in the old emissions against the late pay office. The whole of that money has been accounted for in a settlement made with White in March 1788.
This is the multi-page return of double barrels, single barrels, and half-barrels of powder shipped by order of the Secretary of War by Fleming on sundry dates on board the sloop "Good for Evil," Daniel Bloomer, Master and the sloop "Peggy & Sukky," William P. Schenck, Master. Each cargo is consigned to Captain Michael G. Houdin in Albany.
List of pay advanced to dead soldiers. Haskell notes that the men under his command who died were sick and there was no paymaster at the post; each of them had six months pay due from United States.
Although he has received his allowance for quarters, Nicholson expresses his disappointment that he did not receive his rations also. He will send his account to Howell with the expectation that Howell will give this matter his immediate attention.
Enclosed David Whetstone's receipts for 11 months pay. Hoped that once Howell received the receipts, Lewis would be credited for Whetstone's pay. Reminded Howell that Whetstone was brought into the service as a waiter.
A letter and documents transmitted by Edward Carrington, agent for procuring supplies for the militia army, lists the sums paid by him to sundry officers with the expectation that it will govern Pickering's estimates in making advances.
