Discusses the need for bills for modifying two regiments, for establishing a school for artillerists and engineers, and a clause defining the officers entitled to double rations.
Regulations respecting certain supplies and objects of special and extra expense. Contractors supply rations, ardent spirits and vinegar, quarters, transportation, forage, fuel, straw, and stationary where there is no appropriate officer of the Quarter Master General's department. Quarters are to be temporary; no barracks may be built without express order.
In August 1799 Bray transmitted a statement of the public stores he had received and issued since October 20th 1797 together with the vouchers for articles delivered during that period.He now sends a return with the vouchers for issues since that period on which the stores remaining on hand are ascertained. The account for Bray's services and forage are included.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton notes that the account of Capt. Ellery offers a fresh instance of the want of some interior regulation in the War Department whereby cases outside the general rules may decided with due dispatch.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Certification of payment; $2224.92 to Samuel Hodgdon, superintendent military stores for sundry disbursements and pay of sundry persons employed, stationary, wood, and other incidental contingent expenses. Simmons notes that the expenditures are beyond the sum appropriated, but are admitted because Hodgdon states they were necessary for public service.
Swan will receive an abstract of rations overdrawn by Major Daniel Jackson, Capt. Joseph Brock, and Capt. Presley Thornton. Swan should hold them accountable at contract prices for the sums they owe the government.
Simmons acknowledges receipt of letters from Mr Hillis and David Henley, and bundle of vouchers for contingent expenses and services performed in the Indian Department, subject to a proper examination in course.
Letter from Secretary James McHenry to William Simmons, War Department Accountant. Silas Dunmore, late deputy agent to the Cherokee Nation, is to be settled with for the necessary expences which he incurred in the discharge of his trusts as Deputy Agent from June 1794 to February 1799.
Mentioned obtaining a furlough to visit his family, and while Meigs was away returns would be made by I. Shieffelin who was appointed assistant. Mentioned the promotion of Wilkinson and death of Wayne prevented Meigs from applying for a raise in wages which he thought due him for his services, Meigs therefore wrote Wilkinson that he planned to retire from service. Meigs hoped Hodgdon understood his reasons for retirement.
One thousand dollars in post notes has safely arrived. The armorer's pay for February is now due and there are large demands for iron, steel, charcoat, etc. The money Williams has on hand is not adequate to meet these needs so he requests a remittance of three thousand dollars.
