nies to the Scouts without producing the Evidence of their power and a Number of Receipts do not appear to be legal as the Signatures to them when compared with those now in this Office of the same persons do not agree. In consequence thereof the amount cannot be passed to your Cre^dt. until full and sufficient Vouchers are produced agreeably to the Instructions above mentioned. In regard to the Claims now presented by you for the pay of the Scouts from 22^d Aug^t 1794 to 26^th June 1795, I have to observe that the Amount cannot be paid to you on the Authority produced; it being necessary that a Power of Attorney should be produced sign'd by each Individual who served during that period, duly acknowledged before a Magistrate under the Oath of two or more respectable Witnesses, and where a Man cannot write his Name, he must make his Marks, which must also be witnessed. The Signature of the Magistrate must be authenticated under the Seal of the County Court. ↵ I am &c. W^m Simmons. D. of War Accountants Office Caleb Swan Esq^r. October 31, 1795. Sir, Your Letter of the 13 Ult^o. together with the Vouchers and Accounts by M^r Anderson, I have received in good order. The hurry of Business prevents me from answering your Letters at present, but in the course of a few Days, I hope to be able to attend to them. ↵ I am Sir &c. W^m Simmons.