Certification that $385 is due Captain A. Y. Nicholl, the sum allowed him by the Secretary of War for performing the duty of Surgeon to a detachment of regular troops at Fort Tammany in Georgia from October 15, 1792 to December 31, 1795.
Langham has drawn on the Secretary of War for $500 even though he does not know whether his September, December, or March accounts have passed examination. He asks Hodgdon to pay as much attention to the draft as may be necessary to carry it into effect.
Forwards to Hodgdon his cost estimates for June-August for Pittsburgh and its dependencies. Lists bills drawn since Wilkins' last letter. Appended is an apparently mis-dated letter which reiterates the sentiments of the previous.
Certification that $32.40 is due Uriah Higbey, late Artificer in Captain Michael Kalteisen's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from January 1 to April 18, 1797, the day of his discharge.
Requests that Lieut. Col. Gaither pay the money owed on his account with the War Department to John Habersham, agent of War Department. Cited in Gaither to Simmons, 06/19/1797. Cited in Simmons to Gaither, 05/11/1797.
Request for the Attorney General's opinion on how to handle the care of three British deserters under Vice Admiral Vanderput. McHenry raises the question of sovereignty and weighs the various reactions of Britain in the event of the United States offering the deserters protection.
Gayoso de Lemos assures Pope that he continues to be convinced of the harmony that exists between Spain and the United States and strongly condemns the person who has provided information that argues otherwise.
Acknowledges receipt of Francis Payne's account for bounty. Notifies Freeman that the claim of soldier Henry Clarke for writing in the office of the Adjutant and Paymasters is inadmissible. Cited in Simmons to Freeman, 07/31/1797.
Pope explains to Gayoso de Lemos that he knows of no pending negotiations respecting the late treaty and therefore has every reason to expect that the evacuation of Spanish posts on the east side of the Mississippi should have been carried into effect.
