Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Clothing will be attended to. Hamilton arrived, Hodgdon will bring his attention to Craig's claim for compensation, noted Stevens claim being denied multiple times. Reduction of military by Congress discussed.
Whatever communications to McHenry from the Comptroller relate to the Simmons' office, the appropriate parts of those letters will be sent on to Simmons.
Hodgdon has directed that when alterations are made at any of the posts, the documents associated with them should accompany the returns. Wilkins points out that when transfers are made from one post to another the associated vouchers cannot be produced immediately for the returns. Wilkins directs Quartermasters as to how to set up their books. General returns from the western posts are enclosed.
Jackson notes that Ebenezer Stevens has taken his return for clothing and discusses clothing supply concerns of the following officers and their posts: Captain Wadsworth at New London, Captain Henry at Fort Adams, Lieutenant Leonard at Fort Jay and later ordered to Portland,
Colonel Stevens states that he will forward necessary clothing to Capt. Stilles' company at Fort Jay. Mentions that he has not yet received the chest of arms.
Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline and routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments.
Willcocks laments the severe want of clothing and shoes for the recruits of the Twelfth Regiment in winter quarters, some of whom have refused duty and a number of men who might have enlisted have refused because of the shortages.
