W. D. Accountant Office March 22^d 1794 Sir Your letter to the Secretary of war of 16^th Novem^r. last covering a pay roll and receipts for one Months pay of the De=tachment of Fort Franklin has been handed to me. there appears a misapplication in this business as you will observe by my letter to you of 13^th May 1793 that the money sent you was to have been applied for the Month of February whereas you have applied it to the Month of January.— I cannot say until I have a communication with the paymaster how this matter will operate; there is however another absolute objection to your receiving a credit for this payment which is the want of a Muster roll accompa=nying the pay roll you can no doubt reme=dy this last defect— I request you will pay the balance remaining in your hands to M^r Swan paymaster of the Troops— I am Sir &c Joseph Howell Lieu^t. Sam^l. Tinsley S^o West Branch of the Miami—