Certification of payment; $114 to Washington Morton and Samuel B. Malcolm for services as Judge Advocate for Courts Martial in New York; trials of Captain Frye, Doctor Osborne, Captain Cochran, Major Hoops.
Dransy to be paid by Fish for his travel from West Point to New Port, RI to supervise construction of gun carriages as ordered by Major Lewis Tousard, who received instruction from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
Allison notified of future payment from Fish for the board of medicine and attendance, and for funeral expenses of Private James Cullen (of Capt. Frye's Company).
Treasurer of United States will remit sum to Fish to be paid to Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy at West Point. Payment for travel to and from New Port, Rhode Island and West Point New York to supervise construction of Gun Carriages as ordered by Major Lewis Tousard, by order of Major General Alexander Hamilton.
Treasurer of United States will remit sum to Fish who should use monies to pay Mr. William Allison Stewart of the New York Hospital. Reimbursement was for board, medicine, and attendants for funeral expenses of Private James Cullen (in Capt. Frederick Frye's Company).
The Secretary of the Navy has requested an estimate of the cost and equipment of all vessels in the service of the Navy. Requests amount charged in Simmons's department.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Pinckney extols the virtues of the Reverend Mr. Hill whose oration commemorating the military and civic virtues of the late Commander in Chief is a specimen of his talents. Inquired if Capt. Izard accepted his appointment under Mr. Smith for foreign diplomacy.
Hamilton states that Major Buell's charge for double rations is irregular since his post is part of the fortifications of Detroit and cannot be called a distinct post. This case is different from that of officers whose districts contain a number of independent fortresses. Col. Strong appears to be the one entitled to double rations. The excess that Maj. Buell has received should be charged against his future pay.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton affirms the rule that only Congress can provide special allowances to officers, the principle being that only the legislature can authorize expenditures of the people's money.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton has heard that Maj. Rivardi or the people under his command have killed three horses belonging to the Tuskorara nation. If this is true, the Indians must be immediately compensated for their loss.
Stipulates regulations for general courts-martial, such as that offenders' pay be stopped; that their rank, station, and unit be declared in such proceedings; that copies of all pertinent documents be sent to the commanders of posts where a convicted offender is to be confined; that officers composing a general court-martial return to duty as soon as it is completed; and that dissolution of courts-martial, even if ordered, should not be undertaken until the business before the court is concluded.
Certification of payment; $131.25 to Lieutenant Peter A. Dransy, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers for travel expenses from West Point, New York to New Port, Rhode Island to superintend the construction of gun carriages agreeably to instructions given by Major Lewis Tousard and orders from Major General Alexander Hamilton.
