Lieut. Nehemiah Dinsmore Deputy Pay Master West Point D. of War Accountants' Office September 16. 1795 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 Mitchells: the sum due the former at his own request being transmitted to him at New York; and that of the 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. — Sam Sir Y^e William Simmons