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  Updates on Muster and Request for Information on Personal Letter

  Frye encloses muster and receipt rolls for his detachment and others. He hopes to send receipts soon. He has daily applicants for recruits but no recruiting money. In a post script he asks after a letter he sent to Caleb Swan.
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  Authorizing a two thousand dollar check

  This document is essentially a check which asks for two thousand dollars to be paid to the account of James Stewart (last name is difficult to read).
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  Pay of the Army, 1798

  Certification that $1000 has been drawn in favor of James Sterrett, dated 2nd May 1798 at Pittsburgh, on account of the pay of the Army for 1798.
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  Duplicate set of bills on account of subsistence of officers of Army

  Duplicate set of bills on account of subsistence of officers of Army drawn by Caleb Swan, number 204 dated 2 May 1798 for sum of $500.
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  Guns Adapted for Ship Use

  Hodgdon inquires as to the uniformity of the dimensions and weight of the four pounder iron guns at West Point and whether they and their carriages can be adapted for ship use.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Johnson that proper receipts must be obtained and submitted.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Rogers to expect payment from John Kilty.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to Lt. John Rogers.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Rogers that the receipt of Joshua Wentworth is received.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Kalteisen that his pay and muster rolls are received but payment will be delayed until appropriations are passed by Congress.
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  Certification of payments; Lieutenant Robert Gray

  Certification that $140.75 is due Lieutenant Robert Gray of the cavalry for pay, subsistence and forage.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Kilty that the receipt of Lt. Tripplett has come to hand.
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  Providing Stocks Fit for Use

  The deficiency in the return of the work done at the Springfield armory during April is due to the lack of stocks fit for use. Whoever is charged with forwarding the stocks should do so with the greatest haste. The chest of arms to be forwarded to Mr. Harris was shipped from New York so it should have already arrived.

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  Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen, 05/31/1798.

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  Cited in Simmons to Dyson, 05/07/1798.

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  Cited in Simmons to Pourcheresse, 05/05/1798.
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  Capt. Turner's Account

  Since he is about to leave for Pittsburgh, Capt. Turner requests a check upon the branch bank or an order upon the Comptroller for the amount of pay and subsistence he is owed for the months of January through May 1798.
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  Paying Recruits

  Dyson inquires as to whether it is the custom to pay recruits their bounty before they join their regiment.
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  Enclosed Inlistments of Recruits

  Hale enclosed inlistments with account information. Requested he be paid through Supervisor of Massachusetts.

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  Cited in McHenry to Stomk 03/05/1798
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  Cause of Detention of Articles Ordered to Sundry Places

  Hodgdon warns McHenry that the cause of dentention of articles ordered but not yet purchased should be identified and blame assigned.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Dayton that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Boote that his receipts for bounties paid has come to hand.
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  Certification of payments; detachment at Fort Johnson

  Certification that $520.21 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Fort Johnson under the command of Captain Michael Kalteisen, being the pay of himself, Lieutenant Jonathan Robeson, Surgeon's Mate Frederick Dalcho (including forage), and the non-commissioned officers and privates, for January and February 1798.