Acknowledges receipt of muster and pay rolls of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point. Provides Freeman with a list of the claims due by name to the soldiers in Captain Staats Morris's company and a list of balances due by name to soldiers in the Corps for "additional bounty"
Informs Fleming that he must send in to the War Department Accountant's Office a monthly muster roll of the detachment of the 1st Sub Legion and a monthly pay roll.
Washington refrains from commenting on the enclosure McHenry sent until he can do so in person. He also reminds McHenry that he wants a list of things to mention to Congress in his speech at the opening of the Session.
Directs that Read transfer money to Sergeants Philip Williams, John Parker, and William Johnstone of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers stationed at Fort Johnston in North Carolina for their pay
Notification to Sergeant Williams that he will receive his pay and the pay of Sergeants John Packer and William Johnstone from James Read, federal revenue collector at Wilmington, North Carolina. Directs Williams to send in muster and pay rolls every two months
Notification to Saunders that he will receive the money for his pay, subsistence, and recruiting from Edward Carrington, federal supervisor at Richmond, Virginia. States contract price of a ration at Norfolk
Acknowledges receipt of Major Fleming's muster roll and return of recruits at Wilmington, North Carolina sent in by Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Rochefontaine. Pay of the recruits will be sent to Wilmington.
Simmons certifies that $135 is due Sergeant Phillip Williams, Private John Parker, and Private William Johnstone, at Fort Johnston in North Carolina, being their pay from January through September 1796.
Simmons certifies that $77.60 is due Lieutenant John Saunders of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Norfolk, Virginia, being the balance of his account for pay, subsistence, and recruiting through September 1796.
The last draft of Latting & Deal has been paid. It should have been remitted before now but the indisposition of the Quartermaster General prevented obtaining a small acount for a freight of goods to the Indians. There is a balance in Hodgdon's favor which has been drawn in his favor on John Barnes.
The goods consigned to Chapin have arrived with additional amounts of powder and flints. He has no knowledge of Captain Hand but the goods have arrived at Geneva, sixteen miles east of Canandaigua. No lead has been forwarded but Chapin to procure some.
Freeman unable to go to Charleston to pick up money for pay due to tedious tasks. Unable to provide a more efficient route for remittance to be delivered than current route via Charleston.
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