generally all expences incident thereto, other than for the Purc of such Supplies as are proper to be made by the Purveyor, accounted for to the Superintendant of Military Stores and S plies — All your Accounts which come under the above D cription are in future to be settled at this Office — I wou therefore recommend that you render as speedy as convenie your Accounts and Vouchers for the Monies you stand cha with on the Books of this Office stated up to the end of th present Year, and hereafter I would wish that your Accou might be settled quarterly, or half yearly as Circumstances admit. — To enable you to effect this, it will be necessar you make a Settlement of all Compensation Accounts up the same period, so that they may hereafter be settled quarterly. — In disbursing public Monies I would also rec mend that strict Attention be paid to the Vouchers you o tain that they be full and sufficient for the Amount pa and that each payment express the particular purpose, which will prevent any Difficulty arising on the Settlem of your Accounts. — I am Sir &c. William Simmons. D. of War. Accountants Off. Sept. 22^d 1795 Nicholas Fish Esq^r Sub^r New York. Sir, The Treasurer will remit you be transmitted, to John G. Coffin Surgeons Mate at West po the Sum of eighty seven Dollars and thirty six Cents being Balance of his Account for Subsistence from the 22^d of Jun 1794 to the 30^th of April 1795 for which Sum please take duplicate Receipts to be transmitted to this Office. I am Sir, &c. William Simmo