[Assumed to be Hodgdon's] letter of [20-29th?] of June for the Sloop Herald with case and shot and sundry hospital stores has been received, together with the articles which are delivered to their respective officers on board a frigate. The schooner John, Captain Daggett commanding, has arrived but its goods have not been unloaded.
Encloses muster and pay rolls for the garrison. Some men recently discharged from the army have settled near the Fort and asked Vischer to have their remaining pay forwarded to him. The money for which he was waiting on June 28 still has not arrived.
Dr. Wells asks to be considered as an applicant for appointment as a surgeon on one of the ships of war and, if that cannot be done, he wants to be considered for a Mate's commission.
Simmons informs Tousard that settlement of recruiting vouchers is suspended until the qualifications of the men enlisted is documented by proper authority.
Certification that $244.16 is due Major Thomas H. Cushing of the 1st Regiment and Inspector, being for his pay, subsistence, and forage for May and June 1798.
Certification that $24.50 is due the estate of Private David Corker, late of the detachment of Lt. A. Y. Nicholl at Fort St. Tammany, being the balance of pay due him from November 1, 1792 to July 5, 1793, the date of his death.
Certification that $49.60 is due the estate of Private John Stanley of the detachment commanded by Lt. A. Y. Nicholl at Fort St. Tammany, being the balance of pay due him from November 1, 1792 to March 6, 1794, the date of his death.
Encloses letter to Major Cushing to the President. Requests Cushing's presence at Fort Washington with General Wilkinson, then explains Cushing's respite from this order until he could receive certain papers and vouchers. Refers to an affair with Captain Lewis, resulting in a court martial. Reports Cushing's desire to remain without leaving Captain Lewis in his state.
Acknowledges receipt of money for the pay of the Fort Johnson garrison. Discusses his pay roll. Sends his muster and pay rolls and "account current." Discusses pay due to a returned deserter. Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen, 07/26/1798; Cited in Simmons to Kalteisen, 07/30/1798.
Submits questions to the attorney general for consideration. In the event that an officer commanding American troops on the Mississippi receive word that French troops were ascending under a Spanish flag, should the officer permit them to pass through forts? Should he receive evidence that a hostile military force is approaching, may he move beyond national boundaries and attack, or wait until they arrive, under circumstances of disadvantages?
Rivardi has been advised by Mr. and Mrs. McClallen that his expenses for portage and quarters will not be allowed although he still hopes to be reimbursed since the amount he charged was not one-fourth the amount he was forced to disburse. Patrick McDonnell's second enlistment needs to be checked since it seems that he had deserted during his first enlistment.
