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  Vouchers Previously Suspended Now Admitted, with details

  Vouchers previously submitted now admitted, excepting charges for commission, account to be adjusted. Balance due: $10150.02. Differences explained in annexed document. Simmons gave instructions on future submissions by Crafts.
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  Regulations Respecting Certain Supplies

  Enclosed are regulations respecting certain supplies and objects of extra expense. Simmons should communicate these regulations to the parties affected by them and regulate and facilitate the settlement of their accounts.

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

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

• Regulations Governing Purchase of Supplies

  Enclosed regulations regarding supplies and objects that are of "extra expense". McHenry ordered Hamilton to take the regulations under advisement and to execute the purchase of supplies per regulations.
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  Report on the Petitions of William Milton, and Others, exhibiting Claims for Militia Services in the State of Georgia.

  Report on the Petitions of William Milton, and Others, exhibiting Claims for Militia Services in the State of Georgia. Addresses some of the jurisdictional issues that came up between state and federal authorities regarding provision of common defense.
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  [General Orders]

  Establishes general rules concerning contracts for fresh meat and salt. Directs the quantity of vinegar to be distributed as rations, to be obtained from contractors. Concludes with regulation for advertising for deserters, as well as stoppage of pay for the same.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

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

• Supervisor of the State of New Jersey

  Smith recommends Maj. William Shute of the 11th as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of the State of New Jersey.

• Proposed Inspector of Artillery

  Hamilton proposes that there should be an Inspector of Artillery for the two districts under his command with the same duties as the Inspector of Infantry.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

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

• Letters of Enclosure

  Routine letters of enclosure.

• Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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  Certification of payment; Lieutenant Peter Grayson, 4th Regiment, reimbursement to Sergeant William Reed

  Certification of payment; $36 to Lieutenant Peter Grayson, 4th Regiment, reimbursement to Sergeant William Reed, payable to Jared Brooks, paymaster to troops at or near Staunton Virginia.
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  Answers to Questions Regarding Payment

  Letter sent by Orne forwarded to Secretary of War who will decide on proper compensation. In regards to Orne's question on additional compensation for the master mason Simmons advised Orne to refer to the instructions given to him by the Secretary of War.
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  Request for Information Regarding Payment

  Number 17 voucher submitted by Miller for payment of Benjamin Overholser for the transportation of barrels, boxes, and a trunk from Philadelphia to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to the recipient Major George Stevenson of 10th Regiment. Simmons requests information on contents of transportation - public or private?

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
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  Anxiety Regarding Money Transactions, Etc.

  Williams feels that the mode adopted by Hodgdon of remitting one thousand dollars at a time will, despite the risk, enable him to meet his payments. He understands Hodgdon's anxiety in making these payments since his own anxiety is allevieated only after he has submitted his vouchers and the amount is placed to his credit. A machine for cutting bayonet jackets has been received at the Armory.

• Letter to the Accountant of the War Department

  Letter from John Mackey to William Simmons, War Department Accountant. Citation only.
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  Report of Accounts for December 1799, Abstracts for Army & Quartermasters

  Encloses copies of books for December with abstracts for the army and quartermasters. Discusses further activity for the abstracts on public business to expedite vouchers. Infers that militia payments from 1793 to 1797 interfered with his other business but hopes to make the process more simple and effective. Encloses abstracts for accounts with Mr. Lewis and the Cherokees to pay Joseph Pemberton and the Indian Department.
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  Abstracts and vouchers of payment made by David Henley

  Hillis encloses abstracts and numbers of payment made by David Henley, agent for Department of War, Tennessee.
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  Extracts from Henley's books for the month of December 1799.

  Extracts from David Henley's waste book of the Agent of War Department for the month of December 1799.

• Organization of Individual Regiments

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.

• Letter to Major General Hamilton

  Letter from Daniel Jackson to Major General Alexander Hamilton. Image not available.

• Organization of Individual Regiments

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

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