Simmons received Claghorn's statement of account for compensation from July through September. Total of $500.00 will be paid by Johnathan Jackson to Claghorn.
Treasurer of United States will remit $500.00 to Jackson. Simmons requested Jackson use sum to pay Mr. George Claghorn, constructor of the Frigate Constitution. Pay is compensation for July through September. Treasurer will further remit $187.50 to Jackson for pay of Mr. Caleb Gibbs, clerk of the Navy Yard at Boston. Salary is compensation for July through September.
Alterations to pay roll of recruits under Marschalk's command. Changes made to the pay of John Stapleton, John Weisenfelt, John Seamans, John Marshall, Patrick Bryne, David Prickett, James Seggarson, Calvin Pearce, James McGee, Thomas Thompson, William Butler, and Ephraim Fleming. P.S. Simmons included a receipt roll filled up agreeable to the remittance to serve for paying money.
Treasurer of United States will remit $261.63 to Fish. Simmons requested that Fish use sum to pay Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk at Ellis Island and the recruits under his command for subsistence in September.
Certification of payments due; $201.63 to detachment of recruits under the command of Lieutenant Andrew Marschalk at Ellis's Island near New York, being his subsistence, and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates, for September 1797.
Encloses a letter from the War Office (likely Josiah Fox) to David Stodder. Letter is dated 6 October 1797. The subject matter is the unsatisfactory pace of Stodder's work in completing the frigate Constellation.
Request that David Stodder naval constructor exert utmost diligence to put frigate Constellation in situation to leave Baltimore. Employ full and undivided attention to task. Should this not be accomplished, will be Stodder's fault.
Swan encloses to Simmons two warrants with musters, pay rolls, and receipts annexed for the sum of $34,304.10 with abstracts of payments and monies received for August and September 1797.
Request for expedited launch of Constellation to naval constructor and warns that any delay or lack of effort related to its launch will be blamed on Stodder[t].
Discusses the exchange of cannon and directs military stores to Michilimackinac and Pittsburgh. McHenry also wishes to know if clothing for troops stationed in Tennessee has been forwarded.
Certification of payments due; $500 due George Claghorn, constructor of the frigate building at Boston, being his compensation for July through September 1797.
