The Auditor of the Treasury transmitted Craft's accounts to Simmons and noted that the accounts and vouchers Crafts provided indicated that they were made on account of the War Department by the Collector of the port of Charleston. Simmons states that there is no evidence that these expenditures were made on account of the War Department, and therefore are given back to Crafts for investigation and, if the accounts are indeed accurate, payment.
Certification of payment; $125 to James Caldwell, for rent of store at Albany, New York, wherein public property is deposited, payable to Tristam Dalton.
Return of medicine wanted for the hospital at Fort Mifflin. Postscript by William MacRae indicates doctors' approval. Postscript by Samuel Hodgdon indicates that the Secretary of War approves.
The Treasurer of the United States is remitting $70 to Carrington for the payment of Jesse Bowles for rent of a hospital between November 1798 and October 1799 in Richmond.
Edward Carrington will pay Bowles $70 upon Bowles providing the necessary receipts. The money is for rent of a hospital for the sick in Captain Eddin's company from November 1798 to October 1799 while in Richmond.
Simmons received Shute's letter of October 16th. Simmons states that Shute apparently misunderstands the reason for why his pay was halted. He improperly drew pay for forage from the contractor, even though the paymaster was authorized to lawfully issue pay.
Dr. Newman will receive $86.74 as remuneration for attending to and administering medicine to Captain Bird and Captain Gaither's Recruits in Salisbury, North Carolina from May 16th 1799 to August 1800.
Certification of payment; $4.49 to Robert Rankin, Adjutant of the Marine Corps for expenses incurred by the enlistment of John Morgan, alias John Grave, deserter from infantry detachment under Major Jonathan Cass.
Simmons received Simmon's letter of October 23rd, which contained his accounts and vouchers as Agent of Fortifications in New York up until October 1st.
Simmons received Harrison's letter of October 23rd, which contained accounts and vouchers of the late purveyor, amounting to $6783.14, which has been filed for examination.
Certification of payment; $29.25 to Captain George W. Kirkland, 12th Regiment of Infantry, for stage hire from Union Camp to New York, including expenses while there.
Captain Samuel Henly, Conductor of Military Stores, has asked for an advance which Carrington has granted so he now has a draft on Hodgdon that will be transmitted to Samuel Meredith.
Informs Whelen of two Indian boys who have been educated and raised by the Society of Friends [Quakers], but now wish to return to their own people. The Society of Friends applied that the cost of transportation be paid by the U.S. government, the Secretary of War agreed to it, and now Whelen is asked to submit the funds, as they will come out of the general War Department appropriations.
Certification of payment; $189.87 to James Little, for rations and quartermaster supplies, and expenditures for United States troops at Winchester, Virginia.
