Fort Fidius 18^th April 1792 Sir Yesterday I received a letter from the Secretary of War dated the 22^d of February and I am not a little disappointed that I did not receive one from you — I am extremely anxious to hear whether you think receipts the rolls and vouchers I have transmitted to you. On the 1^st of October I forwarded the receipt of M^r Sevier, paymaster of the Militia, for the amount of the militia rolls I brought out with — On the 1^st of December I sent the muster and payrolls for the regular troops to the 30^th of June last — On the 18^th of the same month I transmitted the rolls for July & August of this garrison, for the Field & Staff from the 1^st November 1792 to the 31^st of August 1793 and for the garrison of Fort Marbury from the 1^st July to the 31^st October — And on the 13^th of January the muster & payrolls of this garrison for the months of September & October — In the three last mentioned letters I enclosed statements of the monies I had disbursed I also made several enquiries relative to the execution of my duty as paymaster, which I should be obliged to you to answer. M^r Dalol whom I informed you had gone down the country to pay the troops at the lower posts has not yet returned, as I furnished with the rolls of those garrisons. M^r Sealy has transmitted to me the pay rolls which have been directed yet, and I have account current — the rolls I relate to you from in order that they may be passed to his credit enclosed is a copy of his account current. I have submitted to the Secretary of War, by this post, an estimate of the pay, subsistence & forage due to the troops in this country up to the first of this month — I beg you will look at your parts of it as our men be ordered us from a paymaster, and that you would, at the same time remember M^r Whitney's and our army things — Have with great esteem Sir your most obedient humble Servant Jon^a. Freeman [undecipherable] Joseph Howell Esq^r Accountant of the Department of War.