Certification that $39.92 is due Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being for his pay and subsistence for January 1798.
Certification that $46.30 is due George Balfour, Surgeon's Mate in the Army of the United States, being for his pay, subsistence, and forage for January 1798.
Certification that $96.60 is due Lieutenant John Halloway of the frigate "United States", being for his subsistence from July 24, the date of his appointment, through December 1797.
Certification that $105.45 is due Lieutenant David Hale, being the pay of himself and the recruits under his command stationed at Ellis's Island for January 1798.
Cited in Hawkins to McHenry, 02/23/1798. Letters between governor and Hawkins outlined and numbered. Hawkins recounted an ambush of U.S. officers, and complaints of white neighbors of Tuskeegee Tustunnagau and other Creek Indians. Tuskeegee put to death after civil trial. Blacksmith's employed by U.S. for the use of the Creek Indians, Hawkins requests ruling on the responsibility of payment.
Henley notes that he will forward Captain Rickard's accounts although he can find nothing unusual in them. It appears that Mr. Allison has used the money from the three schedules of discharges for other purposes than that for which they were intended. Smith, Evans, and HInds are the three claimants who are making this charge so Henley asks Simmons to render a judgement.
Certification that $168.96 is due Lieutenant Horatio R. Dayton of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay for September through December 1797.
Certification that $205.21 is due Francis Mentges for sundry disbursements made by him and for his compensation attending three Wyandot Indians from January 11 to January 30, 1798.
Three officers are available to make up a Court of Inquiry at West Point in the case of Col. Rochefontaine. McHenry wants to know if Simmons can attend the Court at Middletown without material interruption to the business of his office.
Enclosed are two accounts relative to the pay of the Virginia Militia. Since there is but a trifling difference between the two, Heth recommends that the one marked "A" be used because of the just principles upon which it was made out. He has saved the US a considerable sum by adopting a method of investigation very different from that used by the other states.
Cited in McHenry to Jackson, Anderson and Claiborne, 03/07/1798. President received letter from authors regarding aggression against Judge Campbell made by Lieut. Col. Butler. Letter sent to Butler, commencement of investigation.
