Responds to a request to record the events of a conversation in his office from the previous summer with Tracy, McHenry, and Mr. Lee, Attorney General. Comments were made about military appointments, with objections by Mr. Mason of Mr. Blackburn.
Reports correspondence with the President in regard to the grand jury of Brunswick County and encloses a response. Refers to congressional act authorizing the President to raise a provisional army. Writes of authorization of state militia and federal troops and volunteers. Mentions Smith's recommendations.
Mackey discusses many matters but focuses on Elias Langham whom he desribes as a "violent Democrat" and charges that Langham had distributed several public muskets to the democratic cause.
Certification of payments; $29.17 for pay to estate of George Raybold, late a piper in late Eaton's Company commanded by Ensign Hugh McCo[?], payable to Mary Raybold.
Brindley must go to Wilmington soon so he wants Hodgdon to commit to writing everything he wishes to communicate respecting the Sherando Works and forward them with a small bank note to meet his expenses.
The proposed arrangement of the recruiting districts in Massachusetts. Because of the need to include whole counties, achieving equal numbers of inhabitants in the individual districts is not practical.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
Hamilton refers to a number of letters from McHenry regarding regulations, recruiting, supplies, and officers for which he currently has insufficient information to write an informed reply.
John Mackey makes an oath on the holy Evangelist that he never has had, or intends to have, a partnership with the Commissary in the supply of provisions. Under oath, Robert Whittel affirms same. Justices of the Peace Abraham Shepherd and George North validate these two statements.
McKee observes that he arrived at the post without any complaint against the horse other than his frequently stumbling during the journey. To allay his anxiety, he wants information by post of the wagon in which Mr. Harrison is forwarding his baggage
