[Address panel — outer cover leaf:] [Docketing note: Nehemiah [undecipherable] / No 16 of April / 97] ( ) William Simmons Esquire West Point, April, 10^th 1797. Sir, I have this day received from you by the hands of George Fleming Esquire Fifty One Dollars, forty fiv of which I have paid away in the manner which the inclosed account current will specify. with respect, I am Sir, Your very humble Serv.^t Neh. Freeman William Simmons Esquire [Acct. Curr.^t] D.^r William Simmons Esq.^r Cler.^k War Department in Account Current with Nehemiah Freeman Cr. 1797 | Dolls | Cents | 1797 | Dolls. | Cents. April 10^th To this sum paid per rect to Sergeant James Bennett . . . . . . . 16 — | April 10.^th By this sum received by the hands of George Fleming Esquire to pay claims of certain soldiers on the estate of the late Cap.^t Gamble of the Corps of Artillery & Engineers . 51 1— To bills paid William Adams private per rect . . . . . . . . . . . 30 — A Balance remaining as due to Dennis [undecipherable] stationed at Baltimore . . 5 — . 51 . | . 51 .— By Balance brought forward . . . . . . 5 1— West Point, April 10.^th 1797. Errors Excepted Nehemiah Freeman West Point January 13. 179[undecipherable] Cap.^t James Gamble dec.^d to James Bennett D^r. to cash advanced Richard [undecipherable] musician Dolls 10— to cash advanced John Fleming private . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6— Billed in the Corps of Artillery & Engineers Dolls 16— in lieu of their Bounty. Sixteen Dollars by order of Cap.^t Gamble and on his account. [undecipherable] at [undecipherable] Plains James Bennett Ser.^jt [undecipherable] contains [undecipherable] account of the Corps of [undecipherable] West Point, April 10^th 1797 Received from Nehemiah Freeman Temp.^y Paymaster at West Point Sixteen Dollars in full of the within account — James Bennett $16. — Witness [undecipherable] [Lower portion, inverted folded text, largely undecipherable] Cap.^t Gamble D.^r to William Adam's for his Pay for the month of Nov.^r & Dec.^r 1794 & Jan.^y Feb.^y March, April, May & June 1795. — Days Per month — Nov. 94 3 Dec. 3 —— Jan.^y 95 4 Feb — 4 March — 4 April 4 May 4 June — 4. —— Doll.^s 30. William Adams I do certify that to the best of my knowledge the above account is really and truly due by captain Gamble's Estate to said William Adams of the Corps of Art.^y & Eng.^rs &c of the Late captain's company — West point January 13.^th 1797. James Bennett Ser.^jt to the Said Comp.^ny Sworn before me at Westpoint January the 13.^th 1797. [signed] P.yg. Rochefontaine [undecipherable] Lt. Col. Comd.^t of the Corps Art.^y & Eng.^rs West Point, April 10.^th 1797 Received from Nehemiah Freeman Temporary Paymaster at West Point Thirty Dollars in full of the within amount $ 30 William Adams Witness [undecipherable] [Lower portion, largely undecipherable due to damage and folding]