Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Certification of payment; $5185.43 to Israel Chapin, Deputy Agent for the Six Nations of Indians, for salary, articles purchased, tinsmiths, blacksmiths, annuities, building a house at Canandaigua New York, goods received from John Harris military storekeeper.
Simmons informs Carrington that Mr. Marshall's account is suspended due to a missing receipt. Simmons also informs Carrington of the balance against William Fulcher.
Power wants to know what can be done respecting the claim for commutation. He would like a line directed to him at Jacob Weaver's Stage House respecting what can be done and whether his attendance is required in Philadelphia. He has it in his power to have the sole title of Wylie's Farm vested in Hodgdonby a commute on good terms.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Pinckney informs Hamilton that, due to the inclement winter weather, he has not been able to adequately train the troops at the Cantonment at Harper's Ferry but argues against using them to dig a canal during the Spring and Summer.
Discussed employing soldiers during the summer months to dig a canal. This work would ward off idleness and would encourage discipline however the soldiers that were proposed to dig canal have little military training and Pinckney believed they would be better served training in military maneuvers. Cited public works projects in Scotland and in France.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
