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• RE Army Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Re Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

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

• RE Administration of Individual Officers and Soldiers

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

• British fort at Sandusky

  General Israel Chapin informs Knox that the British have begun to erect a fort at Sandusky. The British are much alarmed at the garrisoning of Presqu' Isle, and endeavor to persuade the Indians that the property at that place was fraudulently purchased.
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  Enclosed Receipts for Armory Accounts

  Williams encloses receipts for the accounts of the armory. He asks that the money be forwarded as post notes or U.S. bills. Copies of the receipts are on the same page as the note.

• RE Army, Supplies, Quarters, and Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Repair Without Delay to the Seat of Insurrection

  "We beg leave in behalf of ourselves and sixty more young men to offer our services & to engage to repair without delay to the seat of insurrection in Northampton County, Pennsylvania."

• Articles Furnished in Proportion to Half Those Enlisted, Etc.

  In addition to sending a plan for dividing sundry States into recruiting districts and sub districts, Hamilton suggests that bounty money, clothing, and other articles should be furnished in proportion of half the number of men to be enlisted. He requests authority to appoint regimental staff.

• His Character as an Officer & His Political Principles

  Hamilton directs Dayton to deliver the enclosed letter to Major Ford which orders Ford to take command of some detachments of Artillerists who will march as auxiliaries to the volunteers under McPherson. He also inquires as to Ford's character as an officer and his political principles.

• Enough Force to Awe the Disaffected

  Hamilton warns against the deployment of an inadequate force. Sufficient strength must be displayed to inspire respect and to awe the disaffected. Thus will be avoided the magnification of a riot into an insurrection.

• RE Courts Martial & Infractions of Military Discipline

  Routine correspondence concerning courts-martial and infractions of military discipline.

• Alterations & Additions to the Recruiting Instructions

  "I have received your letter of the 15 instant with alterations and additions proposed to be made into the recruiting instructions. These have been considered, generally adopted, and with some futher alterations will be put into the hands of a printer today and a sufficient number of copies sent you as soon as they shall be printed."

• Marching Orders to New Town

  Hamilton describes the route by which Hoops is to march his troops to New Town where he will be joined by Lieutenant Boote and a party of infantry and where he will recieve further orders from either the Secretary of War of General McPherson.

• Proceed to New Town in Bucks County

  "In consequence of orders from the Secretary of War, I am to desire that you proceed with the party under your command to New Town in Bucks County--for which purpose you will join and accompany a detachment which will leave this quarter on Monday the 18th instant, taking the orders of the commanding officer of this detachment...Let no time be lost."

• Plans for Arranging Recruiting Districts

  Hamilton submits his plan for arranging sundry states into recruiting districts and sub districts, not including those most southern and Kentucky and Tennessee. General Pinckney has been asked to submit a plan for Georgia and the Carolinas and the arrangement for Tennessee and Kentucky should be made by persons on the spot.

• Paymaster General at the Seat of Government

  Hamilton believes that the Paymaster Genral should be located at the seat of government but seeks Washington's instruction on this matter.

• Compensation for My Services

  Stevens requests Hamilton's assistance in deciding whether to be compensated with a salary or by commission. He is not sure that the Secretary of War is aware of the nature of his service attending to public matters nor of the considerable amount of time they require.

• Filling Menial Stations

  Smith recommends that officers who need servants should engage them with the pay and rations of soldiers but no soldiers should be taken from the line to fill such menial stations.

• RE Army, Supplies, Quarters, & Pay

  Routine instructions and correspondence concerning Army supplies, quarters, and pay.

• Pay of the Troops

  McHenry explains the process by which the troops of the Provisional Army will be paid.

• Letter Forwarded to General Lee

  "I received your letter of the 18th instant yesterday. You refer me to enclosed letters for information on the subject therein mentioned. One letter only came, and that under a seal to General Lee which I shall forward, unopened, tomorrow by my nephew, Mr. Bushrod Washington, who is a neighbor of his.

• General Indian War May Be Inevitable

  Seagrove worries that unless the Governor of Georgia does something to prevent Georgians' incursions into Creek towns, a general Indian war will be inevitable. This possibility is even more likely since the Choctaws and Chickasaws have agreed to aid the Creeks in a war against the United States

• Suggestion to Establish Navy Yard

  "At this time, McHenry 'suggested to Hamilton the establishment of a permanent navy yard, and enclosed a draft of his departmental report in which he tried not to censure his predecessors.'"

• Possible Choices for Frigate Names

  List of preferred names for U.S. frigates.
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  Mr. Foxall's contract

  Received blank commissions and letter covering bond of Foxall and his surety. Encloses counterpart of Foxall's contract.