After examining the document relative to the compensation of the British surgeons attending the garrison at Niagara, Dexter finds that the pay of an assistant or surgeon's mate should be adequate for the services rendered.
Enclosures:
Extract of a letter from the Sec. of War to Major J. J. Ulrich Rivardi 08/02/1800
Extract of a letter from Gen. Hamilton to the Sec. of War 06/05/1800