Major Craig forwards receipts and discusses final accounting matters with Samuel Hodgdon. Craig expresses a forlorn hope that their "old friend Henry" Knox may yet receive an invitation to return as Secretary of War.
The man [Adams] is more mad than Hamilton ever thought him and he shall soon be led to say he is as wicked as he is mad. Hamilton asks to be kept apprised of the probability of coalitions with Mr. Jefferson.
Account information pertaining to Col. O'Hara's settlement. No time to handle some accounting due to office being "on the wing" to settle in new offices in City of Washington. Barrel of coffee and sugar to go to Pittsburgh shortly.
Certification of payment; $969.15 to James Thackare for engraving folio plates descriptive of a new system of artillery, and for copper and polishing plates.
Regarding movement of War Department from Philadelphia to Washington, William Marbury of Georgetown has been requested to settle with Captain Ellis agreeable to contract. Ellis is to call on Marbury and provide receipts for cargo.
Author possibly Israel Whelan, who succeeded Tench Francis, has undertaken to supervise the removal of public property from Philadelphia to Washington. Secretary of Navy has recommended that William Marbury take on this task.
Williams is apprehensive respecting the round-about way the letters from the southward are sent to his post at Springfield. They are still sent by way of Boston and he fears that the directions of the postmaster at Hartford are not explicit. Remitting money in this irregular manner is truly alarming and embarassing.
Amidst a discussion of several matters, Craig declares that he would have expected Hodgdon to inform him who had taken charge of the War Department. He had hoped that his friend Henry would have had an invitation. Colonel Strong and part of the 2nd Regiment have arrived at the encampment on the Allegheny River where he will stay until joined by troops coming from Staunton and Winchester. They will then descend the Ohio until they reach the mouth of the Kentucky River.
Whelen was so fatiqued and unwell the previous evening that he did not examine the papers and therefore cannot give a determination. Since he is engaged in sending away the different offices in addition to his duties as Purveyor, he requests that Hodgdon or Mr. Petit find some other person to attend the arbitration.
Paymaster Swan alerts Hamilton that the comparative state of Swan's debits and credits on the books of the accountant is alarming. He has the appropriate vouchers but is concerned that accidents by fire, water, or vermin has damaged them, this is a source of continual anxiety to his mind.
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.
Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.
