Cited in Simmons to Boote, 02/13/1798. William Simmons informs Ensign Boote that his receipts are received but his settlement be delayed pending the actions of Congress.
McHenry encloses the opinions of the Attorney General relative to the claims of Lt. Campbell Smith, Lt. [Bernard] Webb, and Major [Thomas] Cushing. He validates the claims of Lts. Smith and Webb although he does not believe General Wilkinson had the authority to appoint Judge Advocates. Gen. Wilkinson should not have appointed Major Cushing Brigadier Major and Inspector since these are not offices available to field officers.
Certification that $423.70 is due Lieutenant James Sterret, Paymaster to the 1st Battalion of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being the balance of payments made by him to the officers Captain Thomas Pasteur, Captain Zebulon Pike, Surgeon's Mate John Hammell, and his own pay, subsistence, and forage as Lieutenant Adjutant and Paymaster, through December 1797.
Swan asks that Steele give his opinion as Comptroller of Treasury regarding criteria for payments from the Treasury to paymaster of troops. Asks whether paymaster of troops, after transmitting to accountant of War Department, detailed muster rolls, pay rolls, certificates, warrants, receipts, is entitled to credit at Treasury for the amount, or whether this can be delayed by accountant of War Department until sub paymasters have rendered their vouchers. Asks whether paymaster of troops, after submitting sums to commander in chief, are entitled to credit at Treasury for all such sums as have been drawn out of commander in chief of Army.
Muster Roll of the Officers, Petty Officers, Seaman, Ordinary Seaman, and Marines on board the Frigate "United States" under the command of Captain John Barry in the service of the United States from the 8th of January 1798, the time they were last mustered, to the 9th of February 1798.
Major Craig addresses sundry items with Samuely Hodgdon: the general's desire to have the waggoner pay for a repair of his damaged looking glasses; Craig mentions the Secretary at War's delay in handling his claim; men working at the gallies;
Craig had expected to have transmitted his account current accompanied by the rolls of the remains of Capt. Edward Turner's Company for December 1797 together with the rolls for a detachment of cavalry. However, they have not yet come into his hands so he will have wait until the next post.
Scolds Wilkinson for the publication of orders in the Pittsburgh Gazette, which he argues may undermine morale. Criticizes Wilkinson for not informing him of his change of plans from going to Fort Massac into going to Pittsburgh instead. Also criticizes Wilkinson for suggesting that he has not acted in accordance to the will of President Adams, explaining that he does not feel it necessary to mention the President's name in every letter and that it is not Wilkinson's business anyway. Finally, McHenry discusses the settling of public accounts, the state of the Georgia frontier, and galley design for the Mississippi River.
Longsdall's acknowledges that he has voluntarily enlisted to serve one year in the Marine Service, unless sooner discharged, according to the Act passed July 1st 1797 which provides a Naval Armament. The rules and articles of the Navy against mutiny and desertion have been read to him and he will be paid six dollars per month.
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Document gist of 03/08/1798 as follows:
Peter Hagner informs Capt. Bissell that the Accountant's Office has received his receipt rolls.
