Cabinet meeting on whether the enclosed letters from Thomas Pinckney shall be sent to Congress. Randolph is of the opinion that only one letter, and not the other, ought to be sent. Hamilton and Knox believe it is not advisable to send either.
Revenue Office requests that a warrant may issue in favor of John Mease as agent for John Wilkins Company of Pittsburgh for $2000 for purchase of whiskey for the Army.
The expected Legion return is not made out because there has not been sufficient leisure to attend to it. It shall be done as speedily as possible. Richard Dobbs Spaight is the Governor of North Carolina and resides at New Bern.
Form of recruiting account and statement of Bissell's account received. Troops at post were ordered to march to West Point. Bissell to muster a recruiting party in April, will not call for money until he receives a line from Howell regarding pay roll. Bissell had not mentioned matter of horse keeping to Secretary of War.
Inventory of military stores shipped from Philadelphia to Wilmington North Carolina on the Brig Noah's Ark for Griffith McRea in the year 1794.
A subsequent note dated April 1798 by Griffith McRea indicates that the stores were found in a warehouse. The stores were in damaged condition, particularly the fuses and powder. Some of the equipment, mortars, cannon, traveling carriages, are located at Fort Johnston
Two thousand dollars will be remitted to Fish to be paid to George Fleming for the use of the President of the U.S. for repairs and articles at West Point.
The Secretary of War has directed a remittance of two thousand dollars for repairs and articles to be made and purchased by the President of the U.S. at West Point.
A note from Stagg to Hodgdon which includes a Return of Clothing Necessary for the Post at Carlisle signed by Thomas Butler, Major of the 4th Sub Legion.
Major Butler is ordered to disburse the funds he has received to the detachments under his command and transmit to Howell the vouchers and account of the public money for which he is responsible.
Washington's Cabinet advises the President to apply the remainder of the money, given by law to the indigent of St. Domingo, to the furnishing of several vessels now bound thither from different parts of the U.S. with passports for the purpose of conveying them.
Speech, declines invitation to Council at Venango; discusses boundary lines; discusses Indian confederacy; mentions Revolutionary War; mentions Congress; discusses Indian hostilities; discusses hostile Western Indians; discusses individual land purchases.
Letter, encloses proceedings of Buffalo Creek council; discusses treaty between Six Nations and United States; mentions speech of Lord Dorchester; discusses British presence in the Northeast; discusses Indians.
Reply of the Six Nations of Indians assembled in Council at Buffalo Creek on the 21st of April 1794 to a speech from General Knox, Secretary of War. The speech was delivered by General Chapin as interpreted by Jasper Parrish, one of the Interpreters of the United States.
A note from Stagg to Hodgdon which includes a Return of Clothing Necessary for the Post at Carlisle signed by Thomas Butler, Major of the 4th Sub Legion.
