W.D. Accountants Office December 3^d 1794 Sir I have received your letter of 27^th Ult^o respecting the settlement of your recruiting accounts which agreeably to law must previously pass the examination of the accountant to the department of War. In the time being you will therefore be pleased as soon as may be to forward your accounts & vouchers for the disbursement and expenditure of all the monies which you have received from this department. Cap^t Cornelius Lyman I am Sir &c Pittsburgh — Joseph Howell W.D. Accountants Office December 6^th 1794 Sir The Treasurer will remit you to be transmitted to Cap^t Cornelius Ralston the sum of fifty three dollars for the pay of his recruits for the month of August 1794 and the further sum of ninety seven dollars for the pay of himself and recruits for October, for which sums you will please take his receipts to be accountable. Nicholas Fish Esq^r I am Sir &c Supervisor New York — Joseph Howell