Five hundred dollars has been remitted to George Gale, Supervisor at Baltimore, to be transmitted to Capt. Blackburn for the use of the recruiting service.
The Treasurer will remit to Gale, Supervisor at Baltimore, funds to be transmitted to Capt. Richard Scott Blackburn, of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Alexandra, for the use of the recruiting service.
Knox proposes that instructions be given to the Naval Agent; Builder or Constructor, Superintendent, Clerk. of the Navy Yard. Asks for Hamilton's consideration on this matter.
Secretary Knox requests that Hamilton decide as early as possible the articles for naval armament to be obtained by the navel agents at Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Boston and Portsmouth.
Agreeable to Secretary Hamilton's request, Secretary Knox transmits the sums to be expended upon fortifications, the entire appropriation amounting to $106,000.
The Commissioner of the Revenue informs Secretary Hamilton that little reliance is to be placed upon a cheap or certain supply of gun powder within the United States. Coxe was unable to procure a contract for the 300 tons that Hamilton authorized him to attempt; also informs Hamilton that Tench Francis was unable to procure the 93 tons of salt petre.
Letter from the agent for procuring materials for the fortifications at Baltimore. Informs Knox that the timber and plank for the platforms has arrived at the fort; discusses the carriages. Mentions that he had hiterto paid the workers 75 cents, but will now have to pay out 1 dollar or else lose the laborers.
