Agreement between Robert Ball, merchant of Wilmington, North Carolina, and Griffith John McRea on behalf of James McHenry Secretary of War for provision of rations, quarter master stores, medical assistance, and transportation of troops.
Receipt of William Simmons to Samuel Lewis, $1492 to be transmitted to Lieutenant John G. McWhorter, paymaster of 11th Regiment of Infantry on account of the pay of the non commissioned officers and privates of the regiment.
Receipt of William Simmons to Samuel Lewis, $1760 to be transmitted to Lieutenant John G. McWhorter, paymaster of 11th Regiment of Infantry on account of the recruiting service for which sum he is accountable.
Receipt of William Simmons to Samuel Lewis $1072 to be transmitted to Lieutenant John G. McWhorter, paymaster of 11th Regiment of Infantry on account of retained bounty for non-commissioned officers and privates of the regiment.
McPherson recommends that the volunteers be organized into sundry military units (battalions, regiments, etc.) and assigned to military districts under the command of someone to whom their officers will be responsible.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton suggests that if he acquaints his wife with games of tactics new to her, she may become more reconciled to Hamilton's involvement in the military profession.
Hamilton expresses his dismay at the postponement of the raising of additional cavalry troops and argues that at least one such troop should be raised and mounted. Let all the officers be collected for instruction and exercise at one rendezvous where tactics for both cavalry and infantry can be taught.
General Lincoln has inspected the barracks at Castle Island as a possible location for a temporary hospital and reports that the barracks have been neglected and are in need of repair. Wolcott asks McHenry to make whatever arrangements are needed to make the necessary repairs to the barracks.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
"...In answer to your letter of the 8th instant, there is no doubt that minors who have arrived at the age of eighteen and who are not apprentices may and ought to be enlisted and retained in the service without the consent of any other persons..."
