for the disbursement thereof, agreeably to the enclosed Receipt to — you will observe that when a man makes his mark it must be witnessed by some respectable person — as soon as you have made the payments you will forward the Receipt Rolls to this Office to Exonerate you from this charge. — I am Sir Y^r E— William Simmons Lieu^t Nehemiah [undecipherable] D. of War Accountants' Office Temp^y Pay Master Septem^r 16. 1795. West Point Sir Yours of the 10^th Instant with a Pay Role of the Garrisons for the months of August last, and another specifying the arrearages of pay due such men as have arrived at West Point since the 31^st July have been duly received; and examined, and the aggregate (deducting two months pay due Cap^t Thompson, and one monthly Pay due Cap^t Mitchell: the sum due the former at his own request being transmitted to him at New York; and that of this latter settled on his personal account at this Office) amounting to two thousand five hundred and eight Dollars and Sixteen [undecipherable] transmitted to you through the hands of Nicholas Fish Supervisor at New York to whom you will Receipt to be accountable for its due Application. — I am Sir Y^r E— William Simmons Nicholas Fish Esq^r D. of War Accountants' Office Sup^r New York Septem^r 15. 1795 Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of Two Thousand five hundred and