Lieu^t Junior Gridley Department of War Accountants Office April 2—1797 Sir I received your Letter of 25 Ult. & to inform you that your pay must be included on the pay roll with the detachment under your Command — you no doubt received Instructions from Col. Rochefontaine to muster Men Monthly, but lest you may be in want of pay and Rolls for that purpose I enclose you herewith some, your men are mustered you are to make out a pay roll & forward them to this office, when received they will be out without delay. I am &c William Simmons Cap^t Donald G. Mitchell West Point Department of War Accountants Office April 2^d 1797 Sir I have received your Letter of the and have to inform you that previous to my acting on the Instruments you forwarded. It will be necessary that you out a recruiting Account — a form of which you no doubt have and forward it together with the Receipts for Bounty Paid to this Office when received and examined M^r Freeman will be given Instructions to pay the same. I am &c William Simmons Capt Staats Morris West point Department of War Accountants Office April 2— 1797 Sir I received your Letter of the 25 Ult.