[334.] John Kilty Esq^r. "Sup^t. Maryland Department of Wa[r] Accountants' Offi[ce] December 2^d [—] Sir I have received your le[tter] of the 28 Ult^o. enclosing Ensign David Thompson[s] Receipt for the Sum of two hundred forty seven D[ollars] and fifty five cents being for pay of himself and the recruits under his command at Winchester the month of October 1795 and also for the conting[ent] expences of marching his men — which sum shal[l be] charged to the Credit of your Acc^t. on the Books of th[is] Office. — I am Sir &c— William Simm[s] --- Lieu^t Horatiz R. Dayton. " Governors Island. — Department of Wa[r] Accountants' Offi[ce] December 5[—] Sir Your letter of the 2 Inst^t. com[ing the] Pay and muster Roll of the detachment under your comm[and] for the month of November 1795 I have received, and th[e] amount after examination thereof, appears to be one hun[dred] and eighteen Dollars, which will be remitted to Nicholas[— ] Shipway New York — who will pay the same to you an[d] you will give your Duplicate Receipts — to be accou[nted] for the due application thereof. It appears by yo[ur] Muster Roll that you could not ascertain the d[ates] of Inlistments of Sundry men entered therein — I ha[ve] therefore noted on the Enclosed list the dates for yo[ur] government — I am Sir &c William Simm[s]