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  Certification of payments; John Steele & Crew

  Certification that $64 is due John Steele, Coxswain, and the crew of the public barge at Mud Island Fort, being his and their pay for February 1798.
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  Certification of payments; Private Richard Town

  Certification that $7.43 is due Private Richard Town, late of Captain Donald G. Mitchell's Company of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers, being his pay from January 1 to February 24, 1798, the date of his discharge.
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  Certification of payments; account of Elias Langham

  Certification that $1688.01 is due Elias Langham, military storekeeper at Shepherdstown Virginia [now West Virginia], being the amount of the expenditures related to the contingent expenses of the Military Store Department and his compensation from July 1796 through December 1797.
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  Certification of payments; Private John Javins

  Certification that $48 is due Private John Javins, late of Captain Thomas Lewis's Company, 3rd Regiment, being his pay from January 1, 1796 to December 31, 1796, following the date of his discharge.
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  Certification of payments; Francis Mentges, Inspector of troops and garrisons

  Certification that $122 is due Francis Mentges, Inspector of the Troops and Garrisons of the United States, being his pay for November and December 1797.
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  Certification of payments; pay of detachment at West Point

  Certification that $30.14 is due a detachment of the First Regiment stationed for the service of the Ordnance Department at West Point, being their pay for October 1797.
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  Certification of Payments; Pay of the Corps at West Point

  Certification that $673.97 is due the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at West Point, being for the pay and forage of the Commissioned Officers and the pay of the non-commissioned officers and privates for October 1797.
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  Certification of payments; Pay, Subsistence, and Forage of Lieutenant Lovell

  Certification that $84.84 is due Lt. John M. Lovell, also Brigade Major, being the amount for his pay, subsistence, and forage for October 1797.
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  Certification of payments; compensation of Foreman Cheesman

  Certification that $100 is due Foreman Cheesman, Superintendent of the Navy Yard at New York, being his compensation from July through September 1797.
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  Certification of payments due; pay of Sergeant Rose

  Certification that $6 is due Sgt. Thomas Rose, late of Lt. Hutchins' detachment, being his pay for November 1794.
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  Certification of Payments Due; Pay of the Detachment at Fort Whetstone

  Certification that $238.73 is due a Detachment of the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers at Fort Whetstone Point, being the pay of Lt. Samuel Dyson and the non-commissioned officers and privates of the detachment for July 1797.
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  Certification of payment; Estate of Sergeant John Nichols, deceased, Lee’s Troop of Dragoons for pay

  Certification of payment; Estate of Sergeant John Nichols, deceased, Lee’s Troop of Dragoons for pay, sum of $33.09 balance of pay. Payable to William Snodgrass, attorney to David Nichols, administrator.

• Army Supplies, Quarteres, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.
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  Pay of Discharged Men

  Hagner certifies that the following discharged men are to be paid a total of $149.98 to be divided according to length of service.

• Impressment of American Seamen

  Hamilton sends a paragraph from the [Hartford] "Connecticut Courant" respecting an account of the British capture of any American vessel that affords the slightest pretext for impressing American seamen.

• Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

  Routine correspondence concerning the appointment, transfer, promotion, discharge, desertion, leave, and assignment of individual officers and soldiers.

• Affair of Lt. Marks, etc.

  Lt. Marks was tapped with a cane by Maj. Kersey, whom he had highly provoked, and then he sought the major out, struck him with a cane and then ran him through the body, an act of dastardly assassination.
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  Amount Due John Woods, printer at Newark New Jersey

  Simmons certifies that seven dollars is due John Woods, printer at Newark, for advertising in the Newark Gazette deserters Thomas Smith, Edmund Brinson, and Samuel Hugg of the late militia army of General Morgan on the Monongahela River.

• The Case of Benjamin Wells

  Since Benjamin Wells distinguished himself during the disturbances in the western part of Pennsylvania and the losses he sustained in support of the government were considerable, he should be indemnified by the government.

• Reassignment of Capt. George Izard

  Hamilton explains that he reluctantly parts with Capt. Izard to be Smith's aide but does not resist because current military prospects are very uncertain.

• Keeping Col. Smith Out of Jail

  Hamilton applauds Burrows for not forcing the issue on Col. Smith's debt to the extent that he would have gone to jail, which would have ruined Smith. Hamilton seconds Col. Troup's advice to use anonymous names for the bail of Smith.

• Mischievous Tendencies of Mr. Bowles, Etc.

  The garrisons of Fort McHenry and Sargent have been given orders to evacuate their posts and join Fort Adams. The Snow, carrying ordnance for Fort Stoddert, delivered its cargo manifest to the Spanish customs official, which may prevent its traveling any further upriver. Mr. Bowles may be acting on behalf of the British, but Wilkinson does not think he has a commission from them. Mr Bowles' proclamations and other measures of Mr. Bowles have a mischievous tendency among the Indians that disturbs the Spanish though Wilkinson considers Bowles merely a vain boaster. If the British decided to attack New Orleans, Bowles might be a threat. Forts McHenry and Sargent will be offered for public sale for the national account.

• Request of Madame de Fleury

  Lafayette requests that Madame de Fleury be allowed to request assistance from the government of the US regarding the service that her late husband, General de Fleury, rendered.

• Management of Indian Affairs, Etc.

  Hamilton sends Wilkinson information regarding the organization of four regiments. He discusses some appointments and the best methods for implementing the reorganization. Caution is urged regarding separating the management of Indian affairs from the military and confining it to the Superintendents and their agents.

• Absolute Falsehood of the Rumors

  General Lee strongly asserts that neither he nor Ludwell Lee wrote letters against the Inspector General and his politics. He begs Hamilton to ignore the calumnies of his enemies because if they thought he was despondent, they would be gratified.