Harris is asked to deliver to John Steel, coxswain of the barge belonging to Mud Island, for himself and the men on the barge, three watch coats, three pairs of boots, and three blankets.
Stevens acknowledges receipt of Simmons's letter and encloses the duplicate receipt for the sum remitted from the Treasury which is his commission on monies receieved and paid by the War Department for the quarter ending September 30th, 1797.
Hillis encloses a copy of the Waste Book [daily diary of all transactions in chronological order] of the Agent for the War Department for the month of October 1797.
Attorney General Lee asserts that if Major Cushing is a field officer in the line, he cannot lawfully hold the office of Brigade Major or Inspector, but if he can hold one of these offices, he can hold both and is entitled to the additional pay and emoluments.
Certification that $210 is due John Nicholson for his services inspecting and proving sundry public military stores from August 10 to November 10, 1797.
Harris is directed to deliver the following articles to Samuel Hodgdon for the use of the frigate "United States": shot for twelve pounders, pairs of pistols, boarding pikes, cutlasses, boarding axes with handles, blunderbusses, pistol balls, and musket balls.
Hodgdon is directed to deliver the following articles to the frigate "Constellation" lying at anchor on the Patapsco: pistols, boarding pikes, cutlasses, boarding axes with handles, blunderbusses, shot for twelve pounders, pistol balls, and musket balls. Captain Truxton proposes to sail for another part of the Chesapeake on December 7th.
Cover for receipts from Lt. Rand, Capt. Frederick Frye, George Fleming, Lt. Nehemiah Freeman, Lt. David Hale, and Foreman Cheeseman in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 11/17/1797.
