[392] Robert Hedges stationed at Norfolk, the Pay Role has been examined amounting to 114 Dollars which sum you will receive from Edward Carrington Esq. Supervisor of Virginia and for which you will give him duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll as soon as you have made the payments you will forward the Receipt Roll to this Office to exonerate you from the said Charge. — I am Sir &c William Simmons John Chester Esq^t: Department of War Sup^t. Weathersfield Accountants Office Conn^t Jan^y 16^th 1796 — Sir The Treasurer of the United States will remit you the sum of one hundred three Dollars ⁹/100 which you will please pay to Capt. Ed. Miller at Middletown for the pay of himself and men for the month of December 1795 for which sum he will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the due application thereof — I am &c (William Simmons) Cap^t. Edw^d Miller. Department of War Middletown, Accountants Office Conn^t January 16^th 1796. Sir You will receive from John Chester Esq. Supervisor the sum of 103 ⁹/100 Dollars for the pay of yourself and men for the month of December 1795 for which sum you will sign duplicate Receipts to be accountable for the disbursement thereof agreeably to the enclosed Receipt Roll — [393] I find by your Muster Role, that you have Inlisted a man by the name of James Trowbridge who I presume is the person that was discharged from Capt. Wm Eaton on the 24^th of November for inability, he has received a discharge from the Secretary of War mentioning that he is discharged in consequence of a Violent Contusion and fracture of the Joint of his Shoulder — If he proves to be the same person you will make him return all Bounty or any other Money that he has received from you, and have him discharged immediately. — — I am Sir &c William Simmons Nicholas Fishe Esq^t. D. of War Accountants Office Sup^t. New York. Jan^y 18^th 1796. — Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of yours enclosing the following Receipts — Viz^t:— Lieut Horatio R. Dayton's for . . . 107 Dollars Foreman Cheeseman's for . . . 500 " 607 D^rs Amounting to Six hundred &seven Dollars which will be passed to your credit accordingly I find on enquiry that the Ticket N^o 49,807 has drawn a Blank I am Sir &c William Simmons Nicholas Fishe Esq^t. Department of War — Sup^t. New York — Accountants Office Jan^y 19^th 1796 — Sir The Treasurer will remit you the sum of 3000 Dollars which you will please pay to George Fleming Esq^t at West Point being on account of the