can furnish the supply, this however is not to re[——] the discusionary power of issuing for fatigue or on Extra ordinary Cases — Signd Abraham R. Ellery Ast Ag[t——] Extract from General Orders New York June 15^th 1799 A pretention having been raised by some Contractors, to issue either fresh or salt meat [——] Troops at their discretion. Major General H[——] thinks it proper, to [undecipherable] his [undecipherable] that this [undecipherable] is unfounded and [undecipherable] Express [declar]ation in the Contract that the option is reserv[ed——] the Contractors it must be under[stood——] reserved to the [——], it is expected therefor[e] except in situations which do not admit that fresh meat will be furnished five da[ys] every week as the General Rules, nevertheless Commanding Officers of Posts or Corps and [——] are left at liberty to vary this proportion [——] such manner as may be most satisfa[ctory——] those under their Command, and with[——] accomodation to public circumstan[ces] All [——] [——] to Major Genera[l] Hamilton on the [——] and [——] as he on matters relating to the service which [——] the post office are to be endorsed on public Service and with the name of the writer — Signd Abraham R. Ellery Ast Adjt Gen[l]... Major Cushing has received the proceedings of the Court Martial of which Major Husey was president, but in Consequence of the General Order of the 13^th of June he does not think himself authorized to carry its decision into Effect, and the Court is dissolved of course — The prisoner is therefore to be released from Confinement — Sergeant Carter will Join the Compy to which he belongs, and that Partie will Join Captain Pikes Compy — A Confidential Sergeant and twelve good [undecipherable] men will be ready for Command two days Provision tomorrow Morning at Six oClock the Sergeant will call on maj Cushing for orders this evening — It appears by a letter from Maj Gen Hamilton that during the absence of General Wilkinson that Colonel Hamtramck is considered as Commanding the western army, and the following Orders have accordingly been received with directions from [——] Colonel to have them published [——] [Head]