The iron received from Philadelphia will not be sufficient to last until the river opens in the Spring so the remainder should be forwarded before the river freezes this Fall.
The wood on the wharf, being dry and tolerably good, is being sent to Hodgdon and debited to his account. Lieutenant Marschalk marched through on Sunday on his way to Reading. The stores are gone to Brunswick.
Enclosed receipts for annuities and returns of clothing and Indian goods. Bemoans lack of system for maintaining accurate accounts of dispensation and payment.
Paymaster McCall encloses his accounts and receipts for the six months pay and subsistence due Capt. Webb and Lt. Cobb as deranged officers. He asks Simmons not to enclose his letters to any other person but to send them directly to him at Fort Wilkinson.
Rivardi is concerned about the $400 debit charged to his account but would rather be charged with that large sum than to be suspected of a deliberate omission. He is sure that the receipts he has on hand will validate his claim.
