Certification of payment; $38 to Major Philip Pancake 1st Regiment Philadelphia militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney, called out to suppress an insurrection in Western Counties of Pennsylvania, 1794.
Responds to Adams' inquiry about the commission status of the officers comprising the court-martial of Richard Hunt -- McHenry believes that at least some of them are from the new regiments and thus without commissions, but cannot confirm this, as he sent Adams the only record of the court-martial proceedings. McHenry assures Adams that he has the files (lists of appointments, letters sent to the appointees, and received letters of acceptance) to establish all those officers as legal, even if formal commissions are never issued. Notes receipt of recommended officer lists from General Pinckney concerning the Carolinas and Georgia, and forwards them to Adams for approval.
Rivardi laments that the medicine and hospital stores have yet to arrive at Niagara. He is especially alarmed because he heard from a boatman from Schenectady that the articles had left that place. He has requested the Accountant to make up the note drawn in favor of Dr. Brown.
"...I take the liberty...to report to you...that...it is probable that in a few days the recruiting service will be obstructed for the want of bounty money, independent of all other occasions..."
"From the progressive state of the recruiting service in the Circle under my command, I have the honor to inform you that a further supply of bounty money will be wanted as soon as it can conveniently be sent forward. There has been but a small supply of clothing furnished for the recruits and a number are now enlisted and drawn to their rendezvous almost naked, arms are much wanted for some [of] them..."
"...we have neither tents nor the necessary camp utensils. I will however endeavor to help them over these inconveniences until, by your communications to the War Office, the necessary supplies may be forwarded--each Company will at present require 4 good axes and 4 spades and the earliest attention should be paid to the forwarding [of] the pelluses allowed--a further supply of clothing is necessary and more money for the recruiting service..."
Reports that "The British garrison continues to work with all speed at Fort George...Captain Pilkington, who is the engtineer, communicated all the drawings relative to the execution of the place with a confidence extremely pleasing. It is him who constructed Fort Miami and he has lent me all the papers in his possession by which I shall be able to frame a plan..." States that progress is being made on the repair of Fort Niagara but if the work is to be completed, the soldiers must receive extra pay for extra work.
Describes a meeting with recently discharged soldiers from Niagara. He is astonished at how lightly they talked of desertion, saying that it was very common and never punished.
Doctor Joseph Strong, the Principal Surgeon and Superintendent of the Hospital Department during the Expedition to Southhampton, should be entitled to compensation in addition to his pay as a Surgeon. McHenry is asked what the added amount should be so that the Paymaster can act accordingly.
