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  Discussion of Clothing, Comfort, and Cost for Soldiers

  Refers to responsibility as Intendent of Stores and desire to be more useful to the army and the U.S. Mentions deficiency of supplies, some of which were sent but were lost by the boatmen and for which they will be accountable. Refers to contract with Mr. Billington for coats for privates and sergeants and the trimmings and cloth for a musician's coat; if one has already arrived, please advise. Mr. Francis is ill with gout. Soldiers must pay for their own linen vests; they will not be furnished, but the idea could be introduced with the next contract. Encourages consideration of clothing cockades, eagles, and ruffles. Reports cartouch boxes under contract with belts and leather. Cross belts were too expensive. Concerned about comfort of soldiers.
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  Certification of payment; Major Phillip Pancake

  Certification of payment; $38 to Major Philip Pancake 1st Regiment Philadelphia militia commanded by Colonel Francis Gurney, called out to suppress an insurrection in Western Counties of Pennsylvania, 1794.
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  Certification of payment; John White for apprehending James C. Pound, deserter

  Certification of payment; $10 to John White for apprehending James C. Pound, deserter from Fort Mifflin.
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  Certification of payment; Captain William Rea, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers

  Certification of payment; $110.20 to Captain William Rea, 2d Regiment Artillerists and Engineers.
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  Certification of payment; Captain James Bruff, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers

  Certification of payment; $80 pay to Captain James Bruff, 1st Regiment Artillerists and Engineers.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons informs Morris to expect payment from John Kilty.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons authorizes Kilty to make payment to Capt. Staats Morris.
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  Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

  Simmons transmits a statement of accounting differences to Capt. Freeman.
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  Concerning Records of Officers at Court Martial, & the Appointment of Southern Officers

  Responds to Adams' inquiry about the commission status of the officers comprising the court-martial of Richard Hunt -- McHenry believes that at least some of them are from the new regiments and thus without commissions, but cannot confirm this, as he sent Adams the only record of the court-martial proceedings. McHenry assures Adams that he has the files (lists of appointments, letters sent to the appointees, and received letters of acceptance) to establish all those officers as legal, even if formal commissions are never issued. Notes receipt of recommended officer lists from General Pinckney concerning the Carolinas and Georgia, and forwards them to Adams for approval.

• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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  Request for Issue of Gunpowder for Proving Gun Barrels

  Directs issue of powder for proving gun barrels.
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  French document
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  Requesting a Warrant for $7980

  "I have wrote [sic] the Secretary of War as usual and requested a warrant for 7980 dollars as you have requested. I will call on you tomorrow."
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  Medicine & Hospital Stores Not Yet Arrived at Niagara

  Rivardi laments that the medicine and hospital stores have yet to arrive at Niagara. He is especially alarmed because he heard from a boatman from Schenectady that the articles had left that place. He has requested the Accountant to make up the note drawn in favor of Dr. Brown.

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  Letter, Citation only

• Citation Only

  Cited in Simmons to Bissell, 07/15/1799.

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  Cited in Simmons to Rivardi, 07/11/1799.

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  Cited in Simmons to Ingersoll, 06/17/1799.

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  Cited in Simmons to Fish, 06/14/1799.

• RE Transfer of Army Units and Equipment

  Routine instructions concerning the transfer of Army units and equipment.

• Recruiting Service will be Obstructed

  "...I take the liberty...to report to you...that...it is probable that in a few days the recruiting service will be obstructed for the want of bounty money, independent of all other occasions..."

• Drawn to Their Rendezvous Almost Naked, Etc.

  "From the progressive state of the recruiting service in the Circle under my command, I have the honor to inform you that a further supply of bounty money will be wanted as soon as it can conveniently be sent forward. There has been but a small supply of clothing furnished for the recruits and a number are now enlisted and drawn to their rendezvous almost naked, arms are much wanted for some [of] them..."

• Necessary Supplies Should be Forwarded

  "...we have neither tents nor the necessary camp utensils. I will however endeavor to help them over these inconveniences until, by your communications to the War Office, the necessary supplies may be forwarded--each Company will at present require 4 good axes and 4 spades and the earliest attention should be paid to the forwarding [of] the pelluses allowed--a further supply of clothing is necessary and more money for the recruiting service..."

• Repair of Fort Niagara, Etc.

  Reports that "The British garrison continues to work with all speed at Fort George...Captain Pilkington, who is the engtineer, communicated all the drawings relative to the execution of the place with a confidence extremely pleasing. It is him who constructed Fort Miami and he has lent me all the papers in his possession by which I shall be able to frame a plan..." States that progress is being made on the repair of Fort Niagara but if the work is to be completed, the soldiers must receive extra pay for extra work.

• How lightly they talked of desertion.

  Describes a meeting with recently discharged soldiers from Niagara. He is astonished at how lightly they talked of desertion, saying that it was very common and never punished.