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• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• Applications for Army Appointments and Promotions

  Routine applications for Army appointments and promotions.

• [General Orders] Men Enlisted under the Order of Jan. 27, 1800

  General Orders: The men enlisted for and during the existing differences between the US and the French Republic are not to be discharged until further orders respecting them are given.

• [General Orders] Disbandment of the Troops

  General Orders: As soon as the troops shall have received their pay and emoluments, the Commanding Officer will by Companies or Detachments put them in march under the directions of their Officers for the States to which they belong.
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  Certification of payment; Gundt and Brown, Printers, Baltimore, for printing advertisements of deserters, by order of sundry officers in the service of the United States

  Certification of payment; $37 to Gundt and Brown, Printers, Baltimore, for printing advertisements of deserters, by order of sundry officers in the service of the United States.
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  Settling the accounts of the late purveyor

  Brief memo on the accounts of Mr. Francis, the late purveyor, at the Treasury; Wolcott has been asked to give his opinion on it.
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  Letter to the President of the United States

  Largely illegible letter from the Secretary of War to the Presdient of the United States. Letter was written in McHenry's last week in office.
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  Appointment of Major Tousard

  Letter from the Secretary of War to the President of the United States concerning the appointment of Major Tousard.
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  Relief for Baltimore Naval Committee

  Letter from the Secretary of War to the President of the United States on the case of the Baltimore Naval Committee for relief.
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  Receipt of Caleb Swan for payment of troops

  Boote received from Swan $18,525, the balance of pay, forage and subsistence for the troops garrisoned at Fort Adams and Fort Stoddart.

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Simmons to Boote, 07/30/1800.

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Simmons to Watson, 05/29/1800.

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Simmons to Patterson, 05/28/1800.
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  Letter regarding money to pay troops

  Boote informs paymaster general Swan that General Wilkinson has ordered him to procure money for paying troops up to 28 February.

• Letter Citation

  Cited in Adams to McHenry, 05/26/1800.
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  Social Matters & Praise of Minister

  Accepts offer of dinner for himself and his wife; praises Liston's "wise and prudent conduct" as a minister, etc. References the Listons possibly returning to England.
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  Enclosed Return of Receipts

  Williams encloses a return of receipts and deliveries of military stores for the third quarter of 1800. The return will be sent as soon as possible.
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  Lunch with Colonel Pickering

  Colonel Pickering has returned to the country and will be having lunch with them on Monday. Liston hopes that the McHenrys will be able to attend.