Capt. Alex.^ro Thompson. Corp.^s of Engineers New York D. of War Accountants Office April 29.^th 1795 Sir Nicholas Fishe Esquire Supervisor of New York will deliver you the sum of eight hundred eighteen Dollars and sixty one Cents; being for the pay of yourself Lieu.^t Theophilius Eliners and the Non Commissioned Officers and privates under your command to the 31.^st day of March 1795 inclusive for which sum sum you are accountable to this Office for disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed receipt roll — I enclose you a pay roll for the above sum which is to serve you as a form in future, for it is intended that each Officers is to make out his own pay Roll at the expiration of every two Months transmitt together with the musters to this Office when an examination will take place and the amount transmitted in the usual manner — I have therefore enclosed some blank pay rolls for that purpose. — I am Sir Y^os — William Simmons