D. of War Accountants Office Lieu^t John McClallen August 3^d 1795 West Point New York Sir Your letter of the 23. ult^o covering your Recruiting Account and Vouchers; I have Received, which has been Examined, and find you have introduced three charges for Blankets and Shoes amounting to 65 ⁶⁄₁₀₀ Dollars which do not come within the Notice of this Office, therefore return them to you and inform you that it will be necessary for you to State an Account, Accompanied with the Separate Receipts for the amounts and transmit it to the Treasury Department as that is the proper place for the Settlement of those kind of Accounts. — the Balance appearing due you on the Settlement of your Recruiting Contingent Account and for your Subsistence, appears to be 157 ¹⁴⁄₁₀₀ Dollars after correcting Sundry small Errors, which I now forward you through the hands of Nicholas Fisk Esq^r Sup^t of New York. — Sam Sir &c William Simmons —