Notifies Captain Britt that he will act as paymaster for the troops of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point in case Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman is absent on Britt's arrival at West Point.
Notifies Freeman that his muster and pay rolls for the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point were received and that Major William Kersey will deliver the money for the pay of the soldiers.
Notifies Kersey that he is to deliver the money for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point to Lieutenant Nehemiah Freeman, paymaster at West Point
Simmons certifies that $120 is due Claude Pourcheresse for his pay as assistant storekeeper at Springfield Massachusetts, from January through April 1796.
Simmons certifies that $1,339.20 is due James Sever, Captain of the frigate building at Portsmouth New Hampshire, being his pay and subsistence from May 1795 through April 1796, to be transmitted to Joshua Wentworth, Esq., Supervisor of New Hampshire.
Simmons certifies that $29.61 is due Luke Crayeroft, a corporal of Captain Fleming's troop of dragoons, being his pay from Jan. 1 to May 29, 1795, the day of his discharge, payable to Captain James Bruff.
Simmons certifies that $34.87 is due Captain James Bruff, being the balance of his account for recruiting payments to his men and contingencies for marching his men from Baltimore, Maryland to West Point, New York between May 20, 1795 and April 4, 1796.
CITATION only. Stevens to Simmons, 11/21/1796.
[Notification to Simmons that he has paid Constant Freeman, agent of the War Department in Georgia, in accordance with Simmons directions. Cited in Simmons to Stevens 12/09/1796.]
Alexis De Leyritz contends that a large portion of his expenditures have not been discharged and he has requested a permit from the Secretary of War to go to Philadelphia to seek recourse.
Enclosed is a receipt of John Habersham for $5.95, applied by him to defray the contingent and incidental expenses of the War Department in the State of Georgia.
Simmons certifies that $3,255.61 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being their pay, subsistence, and forage for April 1796, which sum is to be paid to Major William Kersey who is to be accountable for payment.
Simmons certifies that $182 is due Isadore Stouf for his compensation as a temporary engineer from January through March 1796, transmitted to John Habersham, collector of customs Savannah Georgia.
Simmons certifies that $648.09 is due John Bryant, being the balance of his account for expenditures in the ordnance and military stores department of Springfield Massachusetts and includes his salary.
Request that Captain Nicholson get the rigging of the ship completed. Therefore, Nicholson is charged to find a suitable person for the task of preparing the rigging. Ensure there is no waste. Additionally, cargo of live oak has arrived Portsmouth New Hampshire. Hopes it is at Boston at this time. This live oak should be useful in completing the hull of the frigate.
Cited in McHenry to Byers, 06/23/1796.
[In this letter, the Secretary at War informs James Byers that he has ordered the Commanding Officer of the troops at Tellico to halt all liquor sales.]
Simmons objects to the nature of the claims of the Kentucky militia that they should be paid for services rendered. He emphasizes that it is necessary for every claimant to submit the proper applications before they can be paid, as required by Congress.
Simmons certifies that $276.67 is due Colonel James Ross, being the balance of his account for repairing and cleaning muskets and his compensation for superintending and collecting public stores from Nov. 24, 1794 to May 12, 1796.
