In addition to the articles shipped to Oswego, Smith is asked to forward the clothing intended for the troops at Niagara with all possible dispatch by water if possible and by land if necessary.
Hodgdon responds to Williams' letter stating the that muskets delivered are not the same as the pattern muskets examined and approved by Hodgdon and the Secretary of War. He asks Williams to write those who have received muskets to point out the defects. In a post script Hodgdon describes features of a pattern or model musket.
Despite his efforts to be minute and particular, Hodgdon laments the fact that the pattern muskets delivered to him are imperfect in comparison to the ones sent to Springfield.
Certification of payments; $187.10 pay to Boote, non commissioned officers and detachment of recruits under Ensign William Boote at New Brunswick, New Jersey.
An act of Congress authorizes the sum of $1,794 to settle the accounts of the militia who served on an expedition commanded by Major Turner Ose [?] against the lower Cherokee Indians in 1794.
Stoddert is anxious to sell some of his lots in the city but is concerned about the prospect of selling at a price that reflects what he considers the appropriate value of the property.
Mentions boxes that are to be forwarded to Captain Wadsworth in New London. Adds that he has seen no order from James McHenry for the delivery of musket stocks.
Many forwards the receipt of Joseph McMahone for the four dollars he received for his bounty and also the receipt for the two dollars bounty of Jonathan Smith.
Articles of clothing and military stores are being sent to Stoddard's address. The receipt should be on the bill of lading which will enable the captain [of the vessel] to receive payment of his freight.
Articles of agreement between Wolcott and Alexander Claggett of Hagerstown Maryland for manufacture of 1000 stands of arms complete with bayonet and ramrods, fit for service, to be delivered at Frederick Town Maryland.
Writes that he arrived in Lamberton, New Jersey the prior evening and proceeded immediately in making out returns agreeable to Hodgdon's orders. Encloses the returns along with vouchers.
Amidst a discussion of sundry accounting and supply matters, Kirkpatrick observes that two assistant commissaries, James Caldwell and James Nelson, have not been paid off and suggests the method for doing so.
In this letter fragment, Govenor Jackson refers to a petition from some of the inhabitants of the County of Richmond and a communication from Thomas P. Carnes, one of the Judges of the Superior Court. Enclosed is a copy of the sentence passed by Judge Carnes during the current session of the Circuit Court.
