Acknowledges receipt of a pay roll of "the detachment stationed at West Point for the service of the Ordnance Department." Money for the pay will be forwarded by Nicholas Fish, federal supervisor at New York. Cited in Fleming to Simmons, 07/01/1797.
Launching may be delayed until 12 July 1797 so that carve work may be fixed, and coppering completed before ship put into water. Vessel with articles for completing frigate sailed from Philadelphia last night
Harris is asked to deliver to Mr. Francis, the Purveyor, fifty brass mounted muskets and bayonets for the Algerian supply. He is to pay twelve dollars for each stand.
McHenry no longer saw relevance in keeping the public stores in Rensselear active. Requested someone to examine quality of stores and if they could be shipped to Albany, Niagara, or West Point for use.
Harris is directed to deliver for public use twelve stand of arms with cartouche boxes and twelve rounds of ammunition per musket to Captain Bright, Commander of the Revenue Cutter, "Virginia."
Enclosed statement of Hale's recruiting account. Hale also returned account of Mrs. Nichols against Lieut. Cudworth. Due to the triffling nature of the dividend from the account Hale deferred it.
At Captain Bruff's direction, McClellan purchased a horse for the use of the garrison at Fort Niagara. He has drawn on McHenry in favor of Clinch & Van Volgin the sum of $112.50 to be paid by the Supervisor of the District of New York.
