Routine correspondence recommending individuals for Army and Navy appointments and routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
There are 101 French prisoners at Frederick Town. The Brigade Inspector has been sent to see to their situation but he does not understand that there should be iron gratings on their barracks windows. Mentioned drought and the mills being unable to work for lack of running water prompting the Army to have some planks milled and transported to Shepherdstown. Also mentioned the guards/soldiers had no ammunition.
Transmitted to Hamilton are the returns of the troops in the service of the U.S. Due to the unsettled state of military affairs and the want of regular communications, the return is rendered less complete and satisfactory than could have been wished.
The Adjutant General is is preparing the return you require but his materials are unavoidably defective. However, the monthly returns heretofore sent you contain the substance of our information.
Directs McHenry to have translated and printed portions of a French military engineering text which concern horse artillery. Adams requests that copies be distributed both to public militia companies and to the executive office.
Notification that the Adjutant General was preparing the returns required by McHenry, noted "his materials are unavoidably defective." The monthly returns send by Hamilton contain all the information the Adj. Gen. has available.
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.
Certification of payment; $50 to Doctor Thomas Sim, for medicine furnished and attendance on the recruits in Captain Henry Pierces Company. agreeably to report of Doctors Gillaspy and Strong.
Simmons should take whatever measures are necessary to facilitate a prompt settlement of any account which may be presented respecting the pursuit and apprehension of deserters.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Reports recent encounter with 3 Cherokees who had been to trade with Factors at Tellico. They brought news that the Creeks had killed 2 Cherokees, and these 3 were unwilling to return home by land; requested assistance to return by water. Henley requests information as to how to deal with their valuable stolen horses according to recent treaties and acts. Captain Sparks seeks compensation for marking the line of the Cumberland Road. Refers to opening of local federal court.
