Mr. Whitney has a great desire to enter the Corps of Artillery and Freeman recommends him to Hodgdon as an honest man who has faithfully discharged his duty to his country and possesses a heart filled with sentiments of honor and integrity .
Cover for receipts from Lieut. David Hale, George Fleming, Lieut. Dayton, Lieut. Nehemiah Freeman, Captain F. Frye, Ensign William Boote, Lieut. Rodrigue, and Frederick Sprig in the amounts listed. Cited in Simmons to Fish, 07/28/1798.
O'Hara recommends James Blain of Carlisle for a Majority [appointment as a Major] in one of the regiments to be raised in the present military establishment. Blain is a man of strict honor and unblemished character.
Reports that Washington will not be making any appointments for an aid any time soon, as he has determined to come to no conclusions until he has properly prepared to take the field as Lieutenant General and Commander-in-chief of the army. States that aids would be of little service to him at this time.
Discussed shipments of goods on the Sloop Sally sailing out of Albany, NY. Enclosed receipts for the cost of transportation and travel. Delivery of goods with speed was of most importance.
Dyson has received from John Kelly $221.52 which is the payroll, corrected by Simmons, for the recruits enlisted by Dyson. He says that he cannot find any mode of calculation by which he can make today's pay of four dollars per month amount to only $2.52.
DUPLICATE: Freeman requested money from rolls submitted by Col. Pope be passed to the credit of Freeman's account. Updates on receipt rolls, Freeman can not pay troops until rolls are received.
List of goods sent from Hodgdon. Supplies for Wilkinson, John Wilkins, and Mr. Bates. Hodgdon requested that Craig note the weight of packages so as to properly pay waggoner.
