Gale. Esquire Supervisor the sum of two hundred, and fifty doll[ars] on account of your compensation as a temporary Engineer for which sum you are held accountable, and will give him duplicate receipts — I have to request that you will on re= =ceipt of this send on to this Office your Account Current Stating the monies received, and compensation up to 31.^st May in order that a final Settlement may take place up to that day — If any balance may be due to you, you will please direct how you wish the same to be paid, and in future when you are desirous of receiving your pay — you are to State an Account and transmit it to this Office and inform how you wish the amount to be applied. — I am Sir Y^c — William Simmons — John Bryant. Dep^y D. of War Accountants Office Military Store Keeper May 22.^d 1795. Springfield. Sir I received your letter of 15.^th May enclosing the vouchers for Sundry payments for the Ordnance Department and have to observe that it is neces= =ary that you should forward to this Office as soon as convenient — your Account Current, stating the monies you received, and expended since the Commencement of your payments up to 30.^th April 1795, in order that a final Settlement may take place up to that day — as it is intended that in future your Accounts, should be settled quarterly, you will therefore so arrange your vouchers after 1.^st Instant that you may transmit them to this Office at the end of every three months, your next Account I would wish you to State up to 30.^th June next, so as to let your next quarterly Accounts commence with the third quarter in this year. This arrangement is adopted that the Settlement of your Accounts may in future be less troublesome, your Salary is to be included in the Account: — I am Sir Y^c — William Simmons John P. Hale. Lieut. D. of War Accountants Office at West Point — May 22.^d 1795 Sir I have received your letter of the 13.^th Instant enclosing your pay roll for March and April 1795 which when examined the amount, shall be transmitted to you throughs the hands of the Supervisor of New York — I am Sir Y^c — William Simmons Joseph Nourse. Esq^re D. of War Accountants Office Register — May 22.^d 1795. Sir: The account of Zadock McNew Indian Interpreter has been presented for payment in which he credits a sum of [undecipherable: probable reading 150] dollars received of Arthur St. Clair Esq^re — It is requested that you will notify the amount charged in his account against said McNew. — I am Sir Y^c. William Simmons