Advances made to Thomas Young, John Colter, and Joshua Spencer, for a total of $69.87, must be procured by Charles Heath and returned to the Accountant's Office as early as possible.
The sum of $153 has been remitted to Fish to be transmitted to George Fleming for the pay due a detachment employed in the service of the Ordnance deartment at West Point.
The Continental troops marching to Trenton must be furnished with ammunition. Stagg wants to know how it can be supplied in the most expeditious manner.
Blaine, the assistant quartermaster general of the militia army, is asked for his agency to supply transportation, forage straw, and fuel for the Pennsylvania and New Jersey militias moving agains the insurgents in western Pennsylvania.
Samuel Owner is a mechanic due to be shipped out on the Western expedition. However, he is currently being employed building ship models of Frigates to be sent to the contractors who are responsible for actual ship construction, and his employer feels that Owner is indispensable to his operations. Thus, Mifflin is being asked to allow Owner to remain in his current position.
Letter from Secretary Hamilton to the Supervisor of Military Stores, requesting that a chief armourer have charge of the artificers to accompany the militia army. Also states that one half of the entrenching tools be sent to Williamsport, Maryland, and the other half to Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Letter from the Treasury Secretary to Elie Williams, gent for supplies with provisions for the militia army. Hamilton has directed a warrant for $15,000 in his favor. Of this sum, Hamilton requests that $5000 be paid to Ephraim Blaine at Carlisle. Discusses other matters.
Secretary Hamilton requests that the War Department Accountant direct the sum of $5000 to be placed in the hands of Samuel Meredith, Treasurer, for the use of the Department of War. $2000 will be for the pay of recruits; $1500 for the recruiting service; and $1500 for incidental expenses.
It is not in Howell's power to grant Lt. Bissell's claim for barracks or room hire during recruiting service because these expences are not covered by the allowance stipulated by law.
Since Capt. Lyman has quit the recruiting service, his recruiting accounts and vouchers and receipts must be transmitted before his account can be settled.
In the absense of the Secretary of War, Hamilton is asked to direct $5,000 to be placed in the hands of the Treasurer for the use of the Dept. of War in recruiting and for incidental expenses.
Cornet Slough and his dragoons are ordered on a special command by the President with a special party that will join him in Trenton. He needs one hundred pistol cartridges immediately.
Secretary Hamilton writes Edmund Randolph, Secretary of State, stating that Josef de Jaudenes, Spanish commissioner to the United States, must be protected as all foreign ministers are.
Informs Secretary Hamilton that the American schooner "Hawke" cleared Charleston port on May 16 for the port of St. Mary's during the period of the embargo, but instead of proceeding to her place of destination, she altered her voyage and illegally proceeded to a foreign port in the West Indies. Discusses the trial.
