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Mounting Cannons

Timeline for properly mounting cannons on a frigate.

Estimate of Clothing for an Army of 20,000 Men

Estimate per item of clothing needed for an army of 20,000 men.

James Ore Demands to be Paid

Ore claims that the War Department agent in Tennessee, David Henley, refuses to pay him what he is due for his military service and asks Simmons to see that he is properly compensated.

Account Details and Pay of Blacksmith

Account details and enclosures, recruiting accounts, muster and pay rolls, and salary for Fleming included. Pay of Thomas Hughes to be settled.

Receipt

Cover for a receipt of Captain Edward Turner. Cited in Simmons to Jackson, 06/06/1798.

Enclosed Receipt of Lieut. Rodgers

Kilty encloses Lieutenant Rodgers' receipt for $500.

Assurance Statement is Correct, Enclosure to Support Correct Balance

Hale encloses a letter and receipts relating to his pay. He is uncertain why there is such a difference between his record of his balance and the record of the accountant's office, but he is certain that his is correct and therefore has not signed the receipts.

Commissions

Cover letter for Stevens' receipt for money paid him for commissions on paying and receiving money for the War Department. Cited in Simmons to Stevens, 06/16/1798.

Account for the Transportation of Tents

Hodgdon tells Bedinger that he will suspend the remittance for the tranportation of tents until he receives the bank note that was left out of Bedinger's recent letter.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons asks Truxtun to clarify the authority under which Lt. Tripplett recruits, musters, and pays Marines of the frigate Constellation.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons informs Kalteisen to expect payment from Daniel Stevens.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons authorizes Dexter to make payment to Capt. Elliot.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons provides an account balance to Elliot. Simmons also informs Elliot to expect payment from John Dexter.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons authorizes Carrington to make payment.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons informs Underwood to expect payment from Edward Carrington.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons informs Bryant to expect payment from Jonathan Jackson in Boston.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons authorizes Jackson to make payment to John Bryant.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons informs Quincy to expect payment from Nathaniel Rogers.

Letter from the Accountant of the War Department

Simmons authorizes Rogers to make payment to Edmund Quincey at Portsmouth.

Certification of payments; account of the Corps at West Point

Certification that $2252.82 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being for the pay, subsistence, and forage of the commissioned officers and the retained bounties of the non-commissioned officers and privates for January through March 1798.

Certification of payments; Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point

Certification that $798.99 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the commissioned officers, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for April 1798 and the pay of Capt. William Littlefield for November 1797 through April 1798 and his subsistence for October 1797 through March 1798.