of this Office— I am Sir &^c William Simmons— Isaac Craig Esq^r Department of War Pittsburgh Accountants Office Sir January 23. 1796— I received your letter enclosing the receipt of Major Bazaleel Howe for Packets said to contain fourteen thousand four hundred and thirty Six Dollars— which sum will accordingly be passed to your Credit. I could wish that your accounts may be forwarded for payments during the last year together with an account Current Stating the monies received from this Department and those paid on account thereof, that I may be enabled to close your account on the Books of this Office for the last Year— I am Sir &^c— William Simmons Col. Stephen Rochefontaine Department of War West Point Accountants Office Sir January 23^d 1796— I have received your letters of the 12^th and 19^th Inst enclosing the receipts of Nehemiah Truman for two thousand Six hundred and nineteen Dollars &^c, George Flemings receipt for one thousand Dollars and Capt Ducius Wadsworths receipt for Twenty three Dollars and [undecipherable] which sums will be passed to your Credit on the Books of this Office. The Note for M^r Bache I delivered to him, who will attend to the same as directed. I reminded the Secretary of War of the men who were to