Certification that $36 is due the estate of Private John Virgin, late of Captain Howell Lewis's Company 3rd Regiment, being his pay from January 1 to September 20, 1795, which sum is payable to John Smith, Administrator of the estate.
Certification that $6.75 is due Sergeants John McGurley and John Morrison, being the expenses incurred in pursuit of John Douglass, a deserter from Fort Mifflin, by order of Major Lewis Tousard.
Certification that $103.12 is due Lieutenant John McClallen, Quartermaster in the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being for his pay and forage for December 1797 and his subsistence from August through December 1797.
Certification that $58.98 is due Lieutenant Campbell Smith of the 4th Regiment, being the balance of the expenses for himself, Major Thomas H. Cushing, Lieutenants Samuel C. Vance and Daniel Bissell and William Simmons, Accountant of the War Department, traveling from Philadelphia to West Point and returning, February 23 to March 14, 1798.
Simmons has received Lewis' receipts for bounties which will be examined and then filed. There is no information on contract prices in Charlottesville.
Harris is directed to deliver to Samuel Hodgdon to be transported to the frigate "Constellation" the following: ninety barrels of cannon, eight barrels of muskets, and two barrels of pistol powder.
Report of War Office stated that $12,053.81 had been paid for rent, fixtures, implements, clerk hire, and commissions of agents at Philadelphia Yard. An estimate of application of balances lists $1,474.87.
Hodgdon is directed to have the following articles transported to the frigate "Constellation," anchored in the Patapsco River: barrels of cannon, barrels of muskets, and barrels of pistol powder.
This letter from McHenry to Livingston reveals War Department expenditures for naval armament.
"Statement of monies received by the several Naval Agents and of their expenditures in the purchase of materials and in building Ships of War."
"Abstract of the accounts of Naval Agents, exhibiting their several expenditures towards building of Ships of War."
"Abstract of expenditures in procuring timber in Georgia"
"Abstract of the freight money paid for the transportation of Georgia wood, to the several Navy Yards."
"Abstract of monies paid for timber (other than Georgia wood) iron and other materials used in building the Frigates."
"Statement of the several sums which remained to be accounted for, of monies advanced from the institution of the Navy."
"Statement of materials &c. on hand in the Navy Yard at Norfolk."
"Instructions to the persons appointed for building the Frigates:" Agents, Superintendants, Constructors, Clerks of the Yards.
"Abstract of monies paid by several agents to Ship Carpentars, mechanics and labourers, employed at the several Navy Yards, in building the Frigates."
"Abstract of monies paid for copper, and other articles imported, and for sail cloth and other articles of domestic manufacture."
"An account of materials sold from the mentioned Navy Yards, Portsmouth, New York, Boston"
"Abstract of monies paid by several agents, for freight (other than of Georgia wood) including the rafting of timber in the Navy Yards."
"An estimate of the application of balances."
"Abstract of expenses of the several Navy Yards instituted at Portsmouth; New-York, Philadelphia; Baltimore; Norfolk."
Inventory of the Navy Yard at Philadelphia
Harris is asked to deliver ninety barrels of cannon powder, eight barrels of musket powder, and two barrels of pistol powder to Samuel Hodgdon to be immediately transported to the Frigate "Constellation."
Cited in Simmons to Dallas 03/22/1798; Cited in Simmons to McHenry, 03/23/1798. Simmons discusses the account of Alexander Dallas with the Secretary at War.
Cover for receipts of Ensign Boote, Lieut. David Hale, Lieut. Rodrigue, and George Fleming in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 03/24/1798.
Referring to a letter from Morgan Brown, Collector for the District of Tennessee, Wolcott recommends the establishment of a small military post at Palymyra in Tennessee which is located on the Cumberland River.
Cited in Shoemaker to Simmons, 03/24/1798.Thomas Mathews never found on muster rolls given to Lieut. John Steal at Carlisle. Receipt issued stating Shoemaker paid all men, request on status of account.
