Enclosed is a copy of Major Rivardi's reqlinquishment of a certain part of his pay. Since he is going to Niagara to command it is probable that Swan will no longer examine his payrolls and therefore passes along this seasonable information.
Ensign Parmele has been instructed to go to Vermont to recruit for the infantry. He has an order for clothing, arms, and accoutrements that should be forwarded to Windsor, the place of his rendezvous.
Advises Fish that he will receive money from the Treasurer of the U. S. that he is to transfer to Captain Frederick Frye at Governors Island for the pay of Frye, Samuel Osborne, Surgeon's Mate, and the pay of the soldiers under Frye's command.
Certification that $376.97 is due a detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Governors island, being the pay and subsistence of the commander, Capt. Frederick Frye, the pay, subsistence, and forage of Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborne, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for July 1797.
Enclosed are warrants with muster and pay rolls and receipts amounting to the sum of $86,560.47, excepting one warrant for $1732.23 upon which payment is not yet completed.
In consequence of Capt. Blackburn's absence, Mr. Carrington has declined to forward the pay records for the month of June until directed to do so by the Secretary of War.
Frye encloses his receipt, muster, and pay rolls, and lists soldiers who are on furlough or have deserted. One of the deserters is in fact believed to have drowned, but they are not certain.
Notification that his account for commissions on receiving and paying monies for the War Department has been approved and that he will receive the money from the Treasurer of the U.S.
Certification that $23.93 is due Edward Carrington, Supervisor of Virginia, being the amount of his account of commissions for receiving and paying monies from the Department of War for the year 1796.
Extract on rules and regulation relative to remittance and frontier posts or fortified places. Discusses methods for security and safeguarding plans for forts or fortified places.
To complete the blunderbusses for the frigates, Harris is directed to deliver to Tench Francis the following: five stocks, seven [?], six sets of mounting.
