Notification to Jackson that he will receive funds that he is to pay to Caleb Gibbs for his salary as Clerk of the Boston Navy Yard. Cited in Jackson to Simmons, 01/14/1797.
Certification that $72 is due George Balfour, Surgeon's Mate, being his pay and forage for July and August 1796 which sum is payable to his wife Elizabeth Balfour.
Certification that $230 is due Augusta DeGrasse, being his compensation as Sub-Engineer to the fortifications at South Carolina from October through December 1796.
Mentions execution of power of attorney; main topic is a plea to rectify the accounts with the Treasury Department, there being a a vast difference of almost $90,000 between what will be charged to Wilkins and what was actually submitted to the Treasury.
Lyon needs to know if he is entitled to a donation of land from the Honorable Congress as his role as Supernumery Lieut. of the 6th Regiment. Lyon refered Simmons to his muster rolls for a record of his merit. He cited his stay as a prisoner of the savages and British in Canada as proof.
Certification of $261.73 due Lieutenant Peter Shoemaker and the men under his command at Spring Garden, New Jersey, being his and their pay through December 1796.
Freeman searched diligently for any papers related to the claims of pay and forage but was unable to find any related to the subject. Freeman will send someone to New York to receive the money sent by Simmons.
Simmons informs Fish that the Treasurer will remit to him the pay of Captain Frederick Frye and the detachment under his command for the month of December 1796.
Certification that $488.97 is due Captain William Eaton, being the balance of his account for recruiting, contingent expenses, and his pay and subsistence through December 1796.
Simmons requests that Rochefontaine forward the claims of soldiers at West Point holding due bills for arrears of pay and bounty. Cited in Rochefontaine to Simmons, 01/12/1797
Notification to Fish that he will receive money that he is to transfer to Captain Frederick Frye at Governor's Island his pay and the pay of Lieutenant William Willson, Surgeon's Mate Samuel Osborn, and the detachment under Captain Frye's command.
