Jasper Parrish - interpreter for the United States with the Six Nations of Indians - has received $100 from Timothy Pickering, and requests that Knox repay Pickering.
Humphreys informs Knox about a particular ship under construction. The height of the wing and all other transoms will be placed as per the instructions already sent with the molds. The wing transom will be modified to be straight instead of rounding up six inches. The distance and place of the after-port remain as before, and the length of the keel will be taken from the drafts.
Major Stagg introduces Mrs. Zebulon Pike to Major Craig. Mrs. Pike is traveling west to be with her husband. Captain Pike is serving with General Wayne.
Mould is a little different from the draft, nevertheless, adhere to the former. Discusses the dimensions and location of wing or main transom on the 44 gun frigates;
Cover letter transmitting pay vouchers of the West Point garrison. Notifies Howell that he has requested 6,000 dollars from the Secretary of War for contingent expenses of the West Point garrison. Cited in Fleming to Howell, 01/03/1795.
Governor William Blount of Southwest Territory writes that the Creek Indians "continue to murder" American citizens, "in their houses and fields." Blount believes that the Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Cherokees will readily aid the United States against the Creeks. Blount concludes by writing, "the friendly Cherokees serve as a guard against the hostile Creeks."
The sum of $200 has been remitted to John Matthews, Supervisor of Georgia, to be transmitted to Stauf for his service as a temporary engineer at Savannah.
The sum of $250 has been remitted to Daniel Stevens, Supervisor of South Carolina, to be transmitted to Merlhie as compensation for service as a director of Artillery Artificers.
$700 will be remitted to Stevens, Supervisor at Charleston, for the compensation of Paul Hyacinte Perrault as a temporary engineer and Jerome Merlhie as a director of Artillery Artificers.
The accounts of Capt. Nicholas Hannah can be settled once the date of his death is known and the certificate of the Contractor from whom he drew rations is supplied.
Agreeable to John Randall's request (Collector at Annapolis), Hamilton has directed the U.S. Treasurer to remit Randall's draught on the office of Discount and Deposit at Baltimore for $750, allotted for the fortification at Annapolis.
The Commissioner of the Revenue writes that Matthew Spillard, contractor for furnishing rations at the posts of Philadelphia, has requested an advance of $300.
The Commissioner of the Revenue requests that a remittance of $7-8000 be made to George Gale, Supervisor of Maryland, for the purpose of supplying the Maryland division of the militia with provisions as they return from the westward.
Because of the difficulty of settling his recruiting accounts from Pittsburgh in the winter, Lyman suggests that it would be more convenient to settle with Major Craig, the acting paymaster at that place. He has paid most of the recruits that he marched from Trenton excluding those who were left on the road and have not found him yet.
There is no necessity for transmitting the rolls of militia of those for whom evidence exists of their being employed under the authority of the United States.
