Discussed shipments of goods on the Sloop Sally sailing out of Albany, NY. Enclosed receipts for the cost of transportation and travel. Delivery of goods with speed was of most importance.
Dyson has received from John Kelly $221.52 which is the payroll, corrected by Simmons, for the recruits enlisted by Dyson. He says that he cannot find any mode of calculation by which he can make today's pay of four dollars per month amount to only $2.52.
DUPLICATE: Freeman requested money from rolls submitted by Col. Pope be passed to the credit of Freeman's account. Updates on receipt rolls, Freeman can not pay troops until rolls are received.
List of goods sent from Hodgdon. Supplies for Wilkinson, John Wilkins, and Mr. Bates. Hodgdon requested that Craig note the weight of packages so as to properly pay waggoner.
Certification that $1462.69 is due the troops at Fort Norfolk Virginia under the command of Captain Richard Blackburn, being for the pay of himself and his company, including forage for Surgeon's Mate William Barnwell, the pay of the detachment of Lieutenant Ferdinand L. Claiborne through June 1798, and also for bounties due recruits enlisted by Lt. Claiborne
Certification that $721.99 is due a detachment of Artillerists and Engineers and a detachment of Infantry, both at Fort Oswego under the command of Lieutenant Nanning J. Vischer, being his and their pay though June 1798.
Certification that $12.86 is due Daniel Stevens, Supervisor at Charleston South Carolina, being the amount of his commissions for receiving and paying monies from the Department of War in the quarter ending June 30, 1798.
