Hamilton informs McHenry that he has written to Colonel Hamtramck asking him to identify those officers whose ignorance he has discussed in a recent letter.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton informs Ogden that he wishes to employ General North and Ogden in the preparation of regulations for the police of the troops in Camp Quarters and garrisons.
Certification of payment; $19.16 to Private Thomas Vanderliss, 4th Regiment of Infantry, discharged for inability, agreeably to certificate of Lieutenant Richard Chandler, paymaster.
Simmons asks the Secretary of War to clarify his request for an exhibit of expenditures for the Armory at Springfield, Massachusetts. Simmons needs to know specific dates.
Discussion of seizure of letters; requests that Hawkins take possession of [?]'s papers immediately, with fear of the repercussion of [?]'s temperament.
The enclosed newspaper contains the President's speech. McHenry finds it nearly what it ought to be and is relieved that it did not enter into the kind of reasoning that might have attracted disapprobation from a part of the federalists. He has no information respecting the letter sent to Coxe except that it seems to represent the author's preconceived theory.
Hamilton informs Kingsbury that it is impossible for him to be permitted a leave of absence for the length of time he has requested. He should hold himself in readiness to enter service on April 1st.
