Notification to Fish that he will receive money for the pay of Captain Frederick Frye, Lieutenant William Wilson, and the detachment under Frye's command at Governor's Island.
Simmons certifies that $71 is due the men under the command of Lieutenant Joseph Guimpie at Whetstone Point, Baltimore Maryland being their pay for November 1796.
Simmons certifies that $120.26 is due Lieutenant Daniel Bissell and Captain Edward Miller and the men under his command at Middletown, Connecticut, being his and their pay for November 1796.
Simmons certifies that $35 is due Richard Whyley, Cadet in Lieutenant Muhlenberg's Company at Mud Island Fort, being his pay from July through November 1796.
Extract of a letter from the Secretary of War to Major Constant Freeman requesting appointment of proper person to execute orders given to Freeman during his absence.
Langham has drawn $500 in favor of William Davidson & Company to be charged in the expense of transporting the stores from Shepherds Town to Pittsburgh. The articles will be shipped in boxes suitable for carrying them safely over the mountain. Should they blocked on the mountain by heavy snow, their fees will be paid for the time they cannont travel.
Notification that Wilkins drew in favor of Daniel Harragan for four thousand dollars. Bills transmitted to D. Harragan, Deputy Quartermaster General at Fort Washington for current expenses of Quartermaster's Department.
Acknowledges receipt of an "account current" and a receipt roll and discusses results of his examination of them. Notification that the money for the pay roll of the the troops at West Point has been sent to Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York. List the amounts by name for pay and forage of the Corps of Artillerists stationed at West Point.
Discusses pay allowances for sergeant majors and quartermasters. Notification that the money to compensate Rochefontaine for pay he advanced to Lieutenant Robeson was forwarded to Nicholas Fish.
Notification to Fish that he will receive funds that he is to transfer to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman at West Point for the pay of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
Simmons certifies that $334.60 is due Captain William Willson and Captain Frederick Frye and the detachment of the Corps of Artillerists & Engineers under his command at Governors Island, being their pay through November 1796.
Simmons certifies that $52 is due Private John Hack of Captain John Heth's Company 3rd Sub Legion, being his pay from October 1795 through October 1796.
Simmons certifies that $20.56 is due Ensign Meriwether Lewis, being the balance of his account of the expenses for himself, a Dragoon, and a Servant from the Headquarters of the Army with dispatches from the Commander in Chief to this city.
Simmons certifies that $1554.35 is due David Stoddert, naval constructor at Baltimore, being the balance of his compensation from July 24 to September 30, 1796.
Simmons certifies that $667.30 is due Captain John Heth 3rd Sub Legion, being the balance of his account of recruiting contingencies, of marching his recruits, payment to his recruits, and his own pay and subsistence through October 1796 and the subsistence of his waiter, John Stack, through June 1796.
Captain Morris and his detachment of forty four Artillerists have arrived at Mud Island Fort on their way to Baltimore. The Secretary of War directs Hodgdon to make the necessary arrangements to convey them from the fort to Baltimore by water and land conveyance through New Castle, French Town, etc.
Enclosed are forms established by the Treasury Department for the governing of agents or factors in keeping their accounts, specifically those appointed under the Act of Congress entitled "An act for establishing trading-houses with the Indian tribes."
Request to naval constructor Forman Cheeseman to select locust [wood] in the shipyard and send to James Hackett, naval constructor at Portsmouth New Hampshire.
