Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Mentioned process of election for city and county, along with the positions held. Mentioned the "demons" and corrected himself by calling the party "demos" for democrats. Hodgdon called the democrats a "lying race".
Simmons accepts Osborn's request for assistance and apologizes for the trouble Osborn has endured thus far. Simmons settles Osborn's account and will forward the money to Nicholas Fish whom Osborn to whom Osborn should apply with the necessary receipts.
Miller has discovered that the check was mistakenly not enclosed and has written to the clerk at the bank to rectify that situation by post. Generals Hamilton and Wilkinson and the Adjutant General have arrived at Trenton and the President is expected soon.
States that with the help of Tobias Lear he has selected ground for winter quarters for the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Regiments. Adds that he "made this arrangement on a supposition that the troops are to encamp in the same manner as during the Revolution war. If I am not correct in my ideas of the business, be pleased to inform me...as there is a scarcity of materials for hunting; that no time may be lost I have with the advice of Mr. Lear employed Mr. MacKee...immediately to procure the necessary articles for building. I think it absolutely necessary that money should be placed in his or some other agent's hands..." Encloses duplicate of a letter from George Washington.
Certification of payment; $1300 to Samuel Hodgdon, Superintendant Military Stores for his salary, and that of John Harris Military Storekeeper, and clerks employed.
