Certification of payment; $120.94 to John and Amos Woodward, Contractors for rations, hospital and Quartermaster Stores supplied at New London under command of Captain Decius Wadsworth.
McHenry stresses that he considers the preservation of internal peace and a due respect for the rights of the U.S. by foreign nations to be inextricably connected with the actual military force maintained by the U.S. If that force is found to be insignificant, good intentions will not be encouraged nor hostility much deterred.
Questions officers' pay. Lists his highest priorities, including preservation of internal peace balanced by a strong military force. Speaks of diplomatic relations in terms of domestic military efforts.
Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army recruiting and concerning the organization of individual regiments and concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
"I think the information contained in the enclosed letter from Mr. Patterson [is] entitled to attention. The writer stands high in the opinion of Mr. Sitgreaves and I have always heard him spoken of as a man of honor and veracity. He was a candidate for one of the regiments. Be pleased to return me the letter."
Steele informs Simmons of three accounts that have been closed on the books of the Treasury. Simmons is required to hold the parties accountable on his own books as may be appropriate. The accounts belong to the following agents responsible for erecting fortifications near Charleston: William Crafts, Daniel DeSaussure, and Henry William DeSaussure.
