[top of page — end of previous letter:] our letter of the 2^d Instant to the Secretary of War has [come] to hands, and its enclosures; your recruiting account [will] be examined as soon as posible and the Amount [passed] to your credit. — I am Sir y^rs William Simmons ——— Nicholas Fish. Esq^r D. of War Accountants Office New York. April 24^th 1795. Sir The Treasurer has remitted to you to be transmitted to L^t John Mc Clallen at Albany being for the pay of himself and his recruits for January, February and March 1795 the sum of three hundred ten dollars and Ninety Cents, for which sum you will please take his receipt to be accountable to this Office for the Due application thereof. I am Sir y^rs — William Simmons ——— John Mc Clallen. D. of War Accountants Office of Art^y & Engineers April 24^th 1795 Albany New York Sir The Treasurer has remitted to Nicholas Fish Esq^r to be transmitted to you the sum of Three hundred ten dollars and ninety Cents, being for the pay of yourself and Recruits for January February and March 1795 for which sum you are accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the inclosed Receiptroll. It is intended that for the future the Officers must make out their own payrolls and transmit them to this Office accompanied with the Musterrolls every two months when they will be examined, and the Money transmitted [through] the usual Channels. I therefore enclose you a [undecipherable: pay roll] Copy to the last of March amounting to the above sum [undecipherable] which will serve you as a form in future. — I am Sir y^rs William Simmons ——— George Gale. Esq^r D. of War Accountants Office Sup^r Baltimore April 25^th Maryland Sir (The) Treasurer will [remit] you the sum of Five hundred fifteen dollars and six Cents to be transmitted to Ensign David Thompson at Winchester being for pay of himself Ensign Gelve-ton and his recruits for the months of January February March 1795 for which sum you will please to take [him] to be accountable to this Office for the Due Application thereof. I am Sir y^rs William Simmons P.S. Your letter of the 23^d Ins^t I have this Instant received covering the receipt of Ensign David Thompson for five hun-dred Dollars — ——— Ens^e David Thompson. D. of War Accountants [Office] Winchester Virginia April 25^th Sir George Gale Esq^r of Maryland will transmit you the sum of five hundred fifteen dollars and eighty six Cents being fo[r]