Certification of payments; $145.60 to William Wilson, Lieutenant, 1st Regiment of Artillerists and Engineers for expenses in attending a court martial.
Certification that $121.64 is due Thomas H. Cushing, Major of the 1st Regiment and Inspector, being for his pay, subsistence, and forage for September 1798.
Certification that $95 is due Major Lewis Tousard of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being for his pay and forage for July through September 1798.
Sending a return for the stores at Shepherdstown and accounts since January 1st. The whole money will be paid to Hodgdon. Also included is an estimate of money required for the next quarter. Langham sent six tents to Lieutenant Shoemakers recruits at Frederick Town until they can procure enough tents of their own. Captain Bishops receipt for stores ordered will be forwarded by the next post.
McCall enclosed vouchers for Freeman, but Freeman's travel to Fort Wilkinson from Philadelphia might cause him to miss the receipt of the vouchers. McCall expressed anxiety regarding reimbursement for travel to Savannah and questioned a future trip to visit the Paymanster.
Craig express his approval of the work of Jacob Death who has recently returned to Philadelphia after the demise of Mrs. Death. He has been paid in full for his services. He is very industrious joberman and a good and useful merchant.
In addition to supply matters, Hodgdon notes the death of Capt. Joseph Anthony which he considers a great mercantile loss. The sickness in Philadelphia has not abated.
Hodgdon informs Jackson that, having no privates' vests, shirts, or woolen overalls in store, he has elected to forward sergeants' clothing instead. It costs more but there is little difference between the two types of clothing.
Hodgdon is asked to accept the enclosed bills for $1500 and returning them by the bearer along with a check for the enclosed acceptance of $500 due immediately.
