Because of the scarcity of water at their mills, McCormich & Co. are disappointed because they are not producing the number of barrels required by their contract. They ask Hodgdon to order Mr. Harris to deliver materials from the public stores that will help them meet the terms of the contract. The value of the stores will be deducted from the price of the arms when delivered. This accomodation is needed for them to make their weekly payment.
Encloses an abstract of articles purchased by Joseph Williams - paymaster at the armory at Springfield - for the amount of which he will receive a credit on the books of the office.
Encloses entry in public books for the month of June with army payments. Notes that he has not received Lieutenant Wright's records of Captain Sparks's company. Reports payment to Lieutenant Chandler and Captain Taylor's recruits. Promises to send an abstract to the Treasurer.
D'Hebecourt acknowledges receipt of $1,993.27, being for the pay of himself and the detachment of militia under his command called into service for the protection of Gallipolis from October 11, 1794 until April 30, 1795.
Willcocks reports on the complaints of the officers respecting their delinquent pay. The men are stealing vegetables and are in a state of mutiny over their lack of even the barest necessities like bowls for eating their food.
"...The men begin to be urgent for their Pay. To some there is three months due. I had much rather the proper Officer was appointed to this Duty. It is not agreeable to me to tell an Officer, who perhaps can not well afford it, he must lose the Bounty advanced...Our recruiting money is nearly expended. The Paymaster of the money appropriated to that purose has but $1070 in hand. Some of the Officers who have not had success have still some remaining; tho' very little in the hands of any individual; others will require more in a few days..."
Encloses Captain Butler's report as part of his continuance as commissioner of a treaty with the Cherokees. Raises a few questions about past reports, to which Captain Butler objects.
When General Wilkinson left Mount Adams, he asked Cushing to transmit returns to the War Department. Encloses letter for Major Kingsbury, who has gone on furlough to Connecticut.
Brickell is listed as replying to the Circular of 7/13/1799 in which McHenry asked for the details of each officer's military service which would be used in settling their relative rank.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers and routine instructions and correspondence concerning the organization of individual regiments
