Upon examination of receipts and vouchers submitted by Wadsworth, money was found owed him by the United States. Samuel Meredith, Treasurer to remit sum to Wadsworth. However, account must be suspended due to the necessary articles that must be shipped to the War Dept. Simmons requested Wadsworth's immediate attention to the matter.
Certification of payment; $170 to Richard Harrison, Esquire, for retaining fee costs and counsel fees upon the cause of Houdin and Van Ingen, and for obtaining Habeas Corpus at Albany for an Indian confined for murder.
Appoints Tracy as an inspector of government installations and property along the various frontiers of the U.S. Gives instructions for this office, including taking observations on relations with the Indians and Indian presents, inspecting forts, etc.
McHenry submits a copy of the letter he has left for his successor as Secretary of War, Samuel Dexter, which contains a statement of the situation of the department and issues requiring immediate attention.
Document signed by James McHenry and Samuel Hodgdon contains a request for John Wilkins, Jr. to deliver $1,950 worth of goods due to the Six Nations of Indians forwarded to Canandaigua to the address of General Israel Chapin, Indian Agent for New York.
Relates the minutes of a conversation between James McHenry and John Adams on the evening of May 5, 1800, which immediately preceded McHenry's tendering his resignation from the War Department. Adams believes Hamilton to be "a man devoid of every moral principle, a bastard."
Transmits to President Adams his recollections of the conversation which passed between them the evening before his resignation. Also transmits copies of letters from Mr. Grove, Governor Davies, Major Stagg, and General Darke.
Writes that he does not know if the United States has received its shipments of cartridge paper from London. Adds that this is last day of duties as War Secretary.
Major Isaac Craig discusses accounting matters with Samuel Hodgdon. Craig also solicits political opinions regarding the "artful democrats" and Federalist reactions.
Henley financed personal property to repay Thomas Lee money owed him by government. Henley requests money to settle accounts. Henley is willing to make over his property in Alexandria to the government in order to be free of the mortgage.
Pinckney is busy preparing for the reduction. The 10th Regiment will march to Pennsylvania there to be disbanded and the 9th Regiment to Maryland for the same purpose. Cost of marching troops to Pennsylvania for discharge could be avoided if they were disbanded in the state of their current post. Protested War Departments current entrenchment in forms and etiquette, requested bounty money and allowance for recruits.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton assures Rice that he will write the Secretary of War to urge a reimbursement for the musical instruments that were purchased prior to the discharge of the troops.
Samuel Hodgdon tells Major Craig that he will attend to the contents of his letter as early as possible, it having been mislaid by his messenger wife. Hodgon notes that the Department is up in arms and in confusion at present. Part of the public offices are gone and the remainder are packing up and that the politics of the day are "unfathomable." Hodgdon sends his respects to Col Hamtramck and will send him a pair of spectacles.
