Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Certification of payment; $1454 to Robert Ball, Contractor, North Carolina for rations and quartermaster supplies and expenditures for use of 4th and 6th Regiments at different locations in that state.
Certification of payment; $855.05 to Daniel Wheaton Contractor, North Carolina, for rations, quartermaster and hospital stores supplied garrison at Fort Johns[t]on, payable to Robert Ball, attorney.
Accounts for supplies furnished to the 6th Reg. of Infantry at Avery's borough North Carolina were submitted by William Barry Grove, Esq. Upon examination of the receipts, Simmons found Carraway shortchanged himself, changes made to account to be reimbursed. Sum paid to William B. Grove, attorney for Carraway. Future receipts to be directly submitted to Office and payment to Carraway to be made by Griffith McRee.
Simmons cannot render or examine accounts of Miller per his request. Accounts Miller alluded to in previous letter to be settled and adjusted as authorized by laws of War Department.
Letter with receipts of Buckner Nicholson (administrator to the estate of William Nicholson, deceased) and receipts for commissions for receiving and paying monies from the Department received by Simmons. Books of the Office to be updated.
Simmons received letter from Jackson with receipts for account of the fortifications, books to be updated. Decision by secretary of war sought by Jackson, Simmons requested an update once decision was made.
Joshua Orne, who was appointed by Major Tousard to superintend the workmen and fortifications at Marblehead, is to be allowed two dollars per day in the settlement of his account for each day that he superintended same.
McHenry needs information related to the amount of monies expended or disbursed on account of the fortifications of the ports and harbors in the US since October 1799.
Document signed by James McHenry and Samuel Hodgdon, requests that John Harris be pleased to deliver to John Steele medicines now in store that have been put up for the garrison at Fort Mifflin.
James Miller, Quarter Master General assures William Simmons that no account has passed through his hands without consideration of the interests of the United States. Miller will comply with the requisition made by the Secretary of War as soon as notice is received of the particular cases. Miller refers to a previous letter stating that Simmons has found excessive charges and "enormous" commissions by noting that there are no specifics. Miller requests further information in order to provide proper and satisfactory explanations.
