374 2000.- " Dollars for the pay of the regular Troops in Geo[rgia] to the 1^st October 1795.- 3115:51 On account of the pay Subsistence and Forage of the regular Troops in Georgia from 1^st October to 31^st December 1795. - 700.- to enable him to discharge the claims for additional Bounties to the men who Marched under the command of Cap^t Tinsley - 5,815: 51 Making in all the sum of five Thousand eight hundred and fifteen Dollars and fifty one Cents which sums he will be accountable for, on the Receipt thereof and will give you the necessary Receipts. - On the receipt of this I have to request that you will inform him thereof, and that you the Money subject to his orders - It is probable he may draw on you for the amount in that case his order with a Receipt thereon by the person who receives the money will be considered a Sufficient Voucher for the payment - (His address is Constant Freeman Agent W. Department - Georgia To the care of John Habersham Esq^r Collector of the Port at Savannah) who will forward the letter to M^r Freeman - I am Sir y^r - / William Simmons George Fleming Esq^r. Department of War at West Point Accountants Office January 1^st 1796 - Sir Your letter of the 25^th Ult^o I have this day received covering, Account and Vouchers for disbursements at West Point. also Pay Rolls for Ordnance Men under your Command for the Month of October and November 1795. a Muster Roll for the month of October has been handed to me by the Secretary of War who informs that the Muster Role for November has never been forwarded - you will therefore please to forward one on Receipt hereof, in order that I may have the mo- ney transmitted to you which may be found due to those Men for the periods above mentioned - I am Sir y^r &^c William Simmons Caleb Swan Esquire. Department of War Pay Master Gen^l. Accountants Office January 2^d 1796. Sir After congratulating you on the re- turn of a New Year of which I wish you many and happy ones, I have to inform you that for your Government you have enclosed a Schedule of the Warrants drawn in continuation of the last Sent you. Complaints having been made to this Office from various quarters that the discharged Soldiers do not receive their pay to the time of their discharge, and which subjects them to the greatest inconvenience being frequently oblig= ed to sell their discharge for half their Value to enable them to return to their respective homes, and being frequently met on the Road begging for a Subsistence These circumstances it is expected will be from an express= =on of one of the Members, brought before Congress in order to cause an enquiry to be made where the fault lies - I hope the necessary Steps in future will be taken to prevent any thing more of this kind - the poor Soldier is certain= ly entitled to his pay when due in deed the Act of Congress of the 7^th June 1794 positively enacts that the arrears of pay shall at no time be in arrear longer than two months. I am &^c William Simmons