[Docket: Duplicate. / [Brig.^t] o. Freeman, / 11. of January 1796. / Capt. [undecipherable]] [15] [Duplicate] Savannah 11^th January 1796. Sir, Since I had the pleasure to write you, I have made an examination & statement of Capt. Dickinson's account as it stood in the Federal books in this country Before I came out — In my letter to M^r Flournell of the 30^th of June 1795 I made a particular statement of the manner in which the money had been paid and am convinced for not then writing the account in consequence thereof, received his decision, [undecipherable] November 1795. It has been impossible hitherto to complete this business — the nature of the Service in this country has separated me from Capt. Dickinson, who has been almost all the time on the Altamaha — In addition to what I wrote M^r Flournell respecting the mode of discharging the payments, I have to observe that a particular mark was set against the name of each soldier whom Capt. Dickinson paid, and the officer present certified to the payments thus made — this is, certainly, a loose way of doing business; but he justifies himself by the orders of Colonel Gaither — He has annexed to his account current a deposition relatively to the [undecipherable: probable reading "sum"] of his hundred & twenty three dollars and fifty seven cents — which, he says, is one from M^r Dabels to him for the payments made by M^r Dabels in his behalf for the months of September & October 1793. As Capt. Dickinson has presented his receipts to Colonel Gaither for the sums credited in his Account Current, and has never produced one from M^r Dabels, I should suppose that he alone is accountable. With respect to the balance of Eight hundred and fifty one dollars and [undecipherable] cents, He cannot produce any vouchers to exonerate himself except the deposition before mentioned, which cannot be admitted; and it is to be observed that Colonel Gaither & M^r Dable both deny the fact as therein stated. It will be proper to inform you that Capt. Dickinson has not, to my knowledge, any property, nor any dependance, but upon the army. You will observe that I have retained his pay in my hands for fourteen months past — I have from time to time [undecipherable: probable reading "paid"] him his subsistence — I did not imagine, from a statement he once made to me, that the balance would have exceeded what might be due to him at the time of settlement, or I should not have paid him four months pay which he obtained from me last year — from the 1^st of July to the 31^st of October 1794. Enclosed is his Account Current — He has delivered to me his vouchers which I should forward if they were not too bulky for the post. I am with great esteem Sir Your humble Servant Brig.^t Freeman [mark] William Simmons Esq.^r A.D.W.