Refers to the Act of June 14, 1796: military land warrants shall be registered at the Treasury for the purpose of attaining patents for persons holding warrants. Several warrants seem to have been assigned by the same person in whose favor they were issued. It is therefore necessary to exercise great caution in the issuance of warrants.
Describes gambling as a vice and orders that no officer or solider may play cards or dice within one mile of the camp, garrison, or post at which he may be stationed.
Since there is apparently no quartermaster at Niagara, Major [John Jacob] Rivardi is required to settle the accounts himself and should be instructed in the methods for doing so.
North directs that pay and muster rolls are to be forwarded to the Deputy Paymaster at New York through the paymasters of the individual regiments. Gambling forbidden, with stipulative rules.
Williams contends that the Superintendent's estimate of tools and utensils is too high by several thousand dollars. He bases his contention on documents he has on hand and he has asked [Ames] to dissect his rough estimate and assess the value of each article. [Ames] has refused saying that the Secretary of War has no objections to the estimate he submitted.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
