Howell intends to allow the pay of Francisco Florida to extend to the time of the surrender of Cornwallis. By his own admission, Florida was not in active service after that time.
Accountant for War Department requests Mr Jones to inform of contract price for rations at New Brunswick New Jersey for 1797 and 1798. Note below indicates 16 cents.
The frigate Crescent of 36 guns built by Mr. James Hackett at Portsmouth, NH for the Dey of Algiers, was launched from the U.S. Navy Yard the 29th of June 1797 at 4 O'clock PM.
A true Statement of the total lengths of the masts and yards for the frigates of 44 guns calculated from the proportions laid down by the following gentlemen: Capt. Truxton, Mr. Humphreys, Capt. Barry.
Instructions for the "Persons Appointed to Build Frigates." Includes naval agents, superintendents, constructors, clerks of the ship yard. Discusses accounting, management of workforce, reporting instructions, procurement of materials. Added instructions provided to Clerk of Ship Yard at Baltimore;
Undated War Office form document lists army recruitment regulations, which forbid enlistment of the intoxicated, the unhealthy, the underage, Indians, or blacks. Spaces specifying term of service, pay, and bounty are blank. Recruits are to be read the rules regarding desertion. The recruit's oath is printed. Directs the disposal of all the recruit's non-military clothing. Regulates living arrangements and organization of the recruits. Defines classes of recruits based on their military knowledge, and the status of artificers. Delineates rules for company record-keeping, and the procedure for prompt identification of a soldier who has deserted.
List is endorsed by the Secretary at War, Henry Knox. List contains sizes of beams, location on frigate and type of wood to be used for construction for each 44 gun frigate.
Wrapper for letters to some of the members of the Senate on the subject of exporting arms and ammunition in consequence of the petition of Hartshorn and others.
Steele admits that he does not understand all of the regulations, especially those regarding requisitions for fuel and straw. He raises questions about the Secretary of War making rules that direct the conduct of the Comptroller of the Treasury. He realizes that, since he is not an employee of the War Department, he is not entirely qualified to interpret responsibilities but trusts that Wolcott will make the necessary revisions to the regulations.
