payments made to Contractors are to be Settled at the Treasury, you will therefore render your Account there - - as soon as an ex-amination of the Account takes place the amount found due will be remitted to You - This is the mode in which all pay-ments are made from this Office to Supervisors for Commissions. I am Sir y^r William Simmons Richard Harrison Esq^r. Department of War Auditor of the Treasury - Accountants' Office January 27^th 1796 Sir Enclosed is an Account, and the Vouchers accompanying it which were forwarded by George Fleming) - for the purchase of Wood - at West Point con-ceiving it proper that they Should be Settled at your Office I have directed Mr Fleming to forward the rest to you. I am Sir y^r William Simmons The Secretary of War. Department of War Accountants' Office Sir January 28^th 1796 Lieut Nehemiah Freeman in his letter to me of the 13 Instant, mentions the Sentence of a Court Martial passed the 2^nd Ult^o. on three men at the Garrison of West Point, whereby it appears that they are to reimburse out of their Pay as it becomes due, the Value of Certain Clothing and Arms at the Contract price - which price he desires to be informed of in order that he may be enabled to comply with the decision of the Court - I have therefore to re-quest Sir that you will be pleased to direct that I may be [Page 406 YAA01]