Claiborne encloses a payroll intended to correspond with the muster roll forwarded to the Secretary's office for April. He declares that his men are anxious to receive their pay since many of them have not been paid for five months. He warns that the money should be forwarded promptly since the lack of pay is injurious, particularly in a place where the recruiting service is carried on.
Request from Edward Price to Secretary of War for payment of $100 to Alexander Bilsland, merchant of Philadelphia under direction of Benjamin Hawkins Temporary Agent of Indian Affairs South of Ohio.
The author assures McHenry that his utmost exertions will be extended to supporting and protecting the country against any invader that dares to attack.
Hodgdon discusses the Indian goods intended for the Wyandot and Pottowatomie tribes. Colonel Winthrop Sargent apparently will be confirmed by the Senate as Governor of the Mississippi government.
As soon as transportation can be procured, guns are to be transported via New York to South Carolina. If the carriages are in good repair, they should also be sent.
Certification that $217.66 is due Lieutenant Campbell Smith, 4th Regiment and Judge Advocate, being the balance of his pay, subsistence, and forage for January through April 1798.
Certification that $62 is due Lieutenant James Rand, late of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, to reimburse him for his passage from West Point to New York and Newport, Rhode Island to join Captain Elliott.
